Leigh Trust - Tender for Catering Services

The Board of Directors of Leigh Trust are determined to see a high performing Multi Academy Trust which delivers the very best educational experience for all of their children, through the highest standards of teaching and learning opportunities in an environment that is caring, calm and purposeful.

Leigh Trust strongly believes that every child has the right to receive an excellent education and our vision is to successfully work together with their schools and those of the wider community to transform provisions and outcomes for children and provide the best opportunities for every child to reach their potential.

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for the Leigh Trust at the following locations: - Alston Primary School, - Wyndcliffe Primary School, - Leigh Primary School, - Marlborough Junior and Infants Schools.

The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.8.2019 until 31.7.2022, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to 2 years, and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful supplier offering the Schools a guaranteed cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of any cash tariff is to remain with the Schools for the duration of this contract.

The Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the Trust during this contract period. The provision of catering services within any further schools, when they have joined the Trust, may fall under the scope of this contract. The successful supplier would be expected to provide the catering service within the additional schools, using the same costing model, ratios ,etc. that they applied to their successful financial submission for the Trust, at the point of tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust.

Whilst the Trust prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, they are not obliged to accept the lowest price.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a supplier whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the teaching and support staff and students on roll, all of whom have a focus on the introduction of exciting new food concepts to satisfy a wide range of tastes and dietary requirements. The client wishes the successful supplier to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.

The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which currently includes breakfast, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements.

Further information is provided in the SQ Document.

Additional information: Interest in the selection process should be expressed via email only to [email protected] 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/leigh_trust

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 15.3.2019 (12:00). Suppliers are required to ensure that documents are obtained and returned to The Litmus Partnership Limited, by email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.