Official UK procurement notice
Synergy Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Synergy Multi Academy Trust·Consortium: 12 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for the eleven Primary schools within the Synergy Multi Academic Trust, all situated in rural Mid and North Norfolk.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Synergy Multi Academy Trust (SMAT) works collaboratively across its schools, bringing…Published value£5,000,000
Synergy Multi Academy Trust (SMAT) works collaboratively across its schools, bringing a high quality of inclusive education to all. We are ambitious for our young people and believe they should come away from our Trust not only with the best qualifications possible to reach their ambitions in life, but with enquiring and open minds.
The trust recognises that rural schools are an important part of the education eco-system and that they play a central role in their local communities. Rural schools are special places, and the Trust is excited to nurture and enable thriving and vibrant education opportunities to all our young people. Young people deserve an excellent education, and the Trust believe in the success of every child.
Current catering service annual turnover for the eleven schools in scope is estimated to be around £1million per annum. Catering is currently provided by two service providers and the on-site teams are generally highly regarded by school stakeholders and are seen as a key contributor to the day-to-day functionality of the schools.
The contract is likely to be for an initial 3-year term with the opportunity to extend by mutual agreement for a further two years (3+1+1).
The principle aim of this process will be to realise the benefits of a single specialist service provider. This Is a key strategic project for catering that will bundle catering services of primaries of varying size, that is designed to attract in-form education sector caterers to make confident and commercially attractive bids.
This Intention of the process is to bring the trust’s Primary School catering services under one service provider – with the objective to achieve a higher consistent level of quality in each school and an improved level of off-site support and communication than is currently being achieved by the mix of service providers.
Please see SQ Document for more information.
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
- 23 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022893- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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-Norfolk:-School-catering-services./2752J2X3V5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/2752J2X3V5 GO Reference: GO-2024723-PRO-26965778
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jul 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published23 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- Submission deadline23 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected16 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jan 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
12 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Astley Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Bawdeswell Community Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Corpusty Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Cromer Junior SchoolContracting authority
- Fakenham Infant SchoolContracting authority
- Fakenham Junior SchoolContracting authority
- Foulsham Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Gresham Village SchoolContracting authority
- Mattishall Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Reepham Primary SchoolContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria