Official UK procurement notice
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Peterborough Diocese Education Trust
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for PDET at the following locations, split into two lots
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£4,100,000 together)Lot #1Peterborough Diocese Education Trust East MidlandsPublished value£3,400,000
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust ~ PDET (the Client) ~ is a multi-academy trust formed by the Peterborough Diocese Board of Education. Each of our schools maintains its own unique identity but we believe that we can achieve more by working together.
‘A cord of three strands is not easily broken.’ (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
Our family of schools seek to serve their local communities; they are inclusive welcoming children of the Christian Faith of other faiths or of no faith, children from all backgrounds and of all abilities. We believe in the infinite worth of each person: children deserve the very best education and staff merit support to deliver this. Although the multi-academy trust was formed initially to support church schools, PDET is happy to work with any community school that shares our values.
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for PDET at the following locations, split into two lots as detailed below;
Lot 1
Barby Church of England Primary School
Braunston Church of England Primary School
Collingtree (Church of England) Primary School
Cranford Church of England Primary School
Freeman's Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Great Addington Church of England Primary School
Greens Norton Church of England Primary School
Guilsborough Church of England Primary School
Isham Church of England Primary School
Kislingbury Church of England Primary School
Loddington Church of England Primary School
Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School
Milton Parochial Primary School
Silverstone Church of England Primary
Spratton Church of England Primary School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
St Barnabas Chruch of England School
St James Church of England Primary School
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Staverton Church of England Primary School
Towcester Church of England Primary School
Welford, Sibbertoft & Sulby Endowed School
Lot 2
Pytchley Church of England Primary School
Ringstead Church of England Primary School
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Weldon Church of England Primary School
William Law Church of England Primary School
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services at each of the above schools, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. Although the majority of the schools have their meals freshly prepared, cooked on site, there are some that have a ‘delivered in’ service.
The successful Supplier will be expected to source all fresh produce on a local basis, especially fresh meat, bakery and fruit and vegetables. Contractors will need to demonstrate their approach to sustainability and how the supply carbon footprint can be minimised.
The overall emphasis for this service is on achieving ‘best value’ and the successful Supplier will be expected to demonstrate innovation, flexibility and commercialism.
Also – equally important are the following areas;
Ease of administration – The schools operating models are changing and needing and different approaches are being used at some. What are the innovations in the sector and what would be recommended
A large number of sites need improving with more up to date methods and better equipment. The Trust will look for recommendations on how this would be managed
The contract being offered commences on 1 August 2023 for an initial three-year period and will operate on a fixed cost basis. Although the contract commencement date is 1 August 2023, there will be no catering provision required at any school until September 2023.
See SQ document for more details Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: litmustms.co.uk/respond/K735E5M575 ↗
Lot #2Peterborough Diocese Education Trust East Midlands, East of EnglandPublished value£700,000
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust ~ PDET (the Client) ~ is a multi-academy trust formed by the Peterborough Diocese Board of Education. Each of our schools maintains its own unique identity but we believe that we can achieve more by working together.
‘A cord of three strands is not easily broken.’ (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
Our family of schools seek to serve their local communities; they are inclusive welcoming children of the Christian Faith of other faiths or of no faith, children from all backgrounds and of all abilities. We believe in the infinite worth of each person: children deserve the very best education and staff merit support to deliver this. Although the multi-academy trust was formed initially to support church schools, PDET is happy to work with any community school that shares our values.
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for PDET at the following locations, split into two lots as detailed below;
Lot 1
Barby Church of England Primary School
Braunston Church of England Primary School
Collingtree (Church of England) Primary School
Cranford Church of England Primary School
Freeman's Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Great Addington Church of England Primary School
Greens Norton Church of England Primary School
Guilsborough Church of England Primary School
Isham Church of England Primary School
Kislingbury Church of England Primary School
Loddington Church of England Primary School
Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School
Milton Parochial Primary School
Silverstone Church of England Primary
Spratton Church of England Primary School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
St Barnabas Chruch of England School
St James Church of England Primary School
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Staverton Church of England Primary School
Towcester Church of England Primary School
Welford, Sibbertoft & Sulby Endowed School
Lot 2
Pytchley Church of England Primary School
Ringstead Church of England Primary School
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Weldon Church of England Primary School
William Law Church of England Primary School
The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services at each of the above schools, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. Although the majority of the schools have their meals freshly prepared, cooked on site, there are some that have a ‘delivered in’ service.
The successful Supplier will be expected to source all fresh produce on a local basis, especially fresh meat, bakery and fruit and vegetables. Contractors will need to demonstrate their approach to sustainability and how the supply carbon footprint can be minimised.
The overall emphasis for this service is on achieving ‘best value’ and the successful Supplier will be expected to demonstrate innovation, flexibility and commercialism.
Also – equally important are the following areas;
Ease of administration – The schools operating models are changing and needing and different approaches are being used at some. What are the innovations in the sector and what would be recommended
A large number of sites need improving with more up to date methods and better equipment. The Trust will look for recommendations on how this would be managed
The contract being offered commences on 1 August 2023 for an initial three-year period and will operate on a fixed cost basis. Although the contract commencement date is 1 August 2023, there will be no catering provision required at any school until September 2023.
See SQ document for more details. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: litmustms.co.uk/respond/H2U9Z35W29 ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Nov 2022, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2022, 19:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032883- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0386c9Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Northampton:-School-catering-services./H2U9Z35W29 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/H2U9Z35W29 GO Reference: GO-20221118-PRO-21497566
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Nov 2022 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published18 Nov 2022, 19:05 GMT
- Submission deadline20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected20 Feb 2023
- Contract starts1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria