Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College - Tender for Catering Services

Tender description

The successful supplier will be required to provide catering services at Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College at Crownhill Road, Willesden, London, NW10 4EP. With approximately 950 pupils, Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College is a Catholic secondary school for girls and has enjoyed over 10 years as a specialist Language College. It was one of the first schools to achieve specialist status in this area and received funding directly from the government to promote languages and the international dimension both within the school and in the local community. The school also has an active sixth form for 180 places. Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College is part of the diocese of Westminster Academy Trust. The last OFSTED inspection was judged as "good". Basis of contract: The client wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a supplier to deliver full catering services. The contract is estimated to commence in September 2019 and will be for an initial period of 3 years plus an option to extend up to a maximum of 5 years. In order to deliver best value, the contract will be awarded on a "cost-plus" with fixed guaranteed lines on food and labour costs. The revenue is estimated to be 550 000 (over 3 years). Objectives: The appointed supplier will have significant experience of delivering quality catering services within secondary school premises and should have suitable experience and expertise of successfully increasing pupil meal uptake and lunchtime sales growth. With the experience of successfully managing the TUPE process, the supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in London, together with an ambition and compelling attitude towards forging a congenial partnership with the school's leadership team that stimulates a joint determination to achieve success. Ultimately it is important that the supplier can demonstrate integrity with an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of best practice and innovation and as a result will be expected to deliver sustainable quality and "best value" to the school. Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk clearly stating within this email which contract / notice you are referring to. Please also provide, as a minimum, a contact name, full company postal address and telephone number. The Selection Questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/convent_of_jesus_and_mary_language_college The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 11.2.2019 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. Documents in respect of economic / financial standing (where indicated in the Selection Questionnaire) shall be returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to pqq@litmuspartnership.co.uk by the above closing date and time. 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.