SPS 2197A - Greenwich Schools Food and Catering Services Framework Agreement

Greenwich Community Schools Community Interest Company (CIC) (The Contracting Authority) invites tenders for the full supply of catering services to The Royal Borough of Greenwich Schools via a single-supplier framework agreement, based upon the terms and conditions contained in this Tender Specification. The Framework agreement allows potentially all Local Education Authority (LEA) schools to join. The CIC is acting a central purchasing body conducting the procurement on behalf of itself and these other schools. The schools listed in the pricing documentation are intending to award call-off contracts on the establishment of the framework.

The process will award two separate single-supplier framework agreements, one for primary & nursery schools and the other for secondary schools needs.

The Contracting Authority for this FTS Accelerated Restricted Procedure will be Greenwich Community Schools (CIC). The CIC has been established to award the frameworks at the end of this process.

Additional information: The Contract will cover the full catering provision including any hospitality catering required for Primary School, Nursery School and Secondary School sites. The Contract will be let as a framework agreement so that other Local Education Authority schools within the Borough can choose to opt into the framework at any given point within the four (4) year framework Contract period. The framework allows for the call-down Contract to be five (5) years plus two (2), however a limitation has been put in place so that all call-down Contracts will have an end date that is co-terminus which will be five (5) years plus two (2) from the date the first schools call-down from the Contract. The Framework Terms and Conditions of contract that have been published alongside this notice in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) pack are subject to change before the ITT stage of this process commences. Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.This procurement will be managed electronically via the RBG Proactis Procontract e-tendering suite. To participate in the procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-tendering suite. If bidders have not yet registered on the e-tendering suite, this can be done online at https://royalgreenwich.proactishosting.com/ by following the link https://procontract.due-north.com/register. Please note that, to register, bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Note: registration may take some time, please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register. Full instructions can be found at https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ once you have registered on the e-Tendering Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by looking at the opportunities sections. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Tendering Suite you will have access to proactis e-portal email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note, it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Proactis Helpdesk Freephone: 03450103503