Chase Terrace Technology College and Norton Canes High School — Tender for Catering Services.

Chase Terrace Technology College and Norton Canes High School are forward thinking, exciting and educationally challenging environments. All of the Schools' fundamental principles centre on the teaching and learning experience, with students at the core of all work. The Schools believe in academic rigour, the concept of improving on previous best and are proud of their ethos, their teachers and students and the learning relationship that they nurture.

The tender project is seeking to appoint a contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 1,343 students on roll and 120 teaching and support staff at Chase Terrace Technology College and the 437 students on roll and 58 teaching and support staff at Norton Canes High School, 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 Schools would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly.

The contract being tendered is for 3 years in duration from 1.8.2017 until 31.7.2020 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with Chase Terrace Technology College and Norton Canes High School for the duration of this contract.

The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.

The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the Schools, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost.

The value of the current contract at Chase Terrace Technology College, from September 2015 — July 2016 is circa:

Cash Sales: 136 000 GBP

Free School Meal Sales: 21 822 GBP

Client Issue Sales: 9 343 GBP

The value of the current contract at Norton Canes High School, from April 2015 — March 2016 is circa:

Cash Sales: 44 500 GBP

Free School Meal / Client Issue Sales: 17 900 GBP

Whilst the Schools prioritise value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the Governing body is not obliged to accept the lowest price.

(Further information available in the PQQ Documentation.)

Additional information: Interest in the pre-qualification 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 pre-qualification questionnaire and associated documents can be obtained at: http://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/chase_terrace__norton_canes_catering_services

The closing date for receipt of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 11.11.2016 (12:00). Tenderers 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 Pre-Qualification 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 Tenderer'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 OJEU 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.