Hodge Hill Girls' School - Tender for Catering Services

Hodge Hill Girls' School is a secondary school located in the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands. Formerly a grammar School, today it is a non-selective community School administered by Birmingham City Council.

As a small school with strong community values, Hodge Hill Girls' School know and care for every pupil as an individual and strive to meet the needs of each member of the school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in the school family and the wider world. The school ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social and academic progress during their time at Hodge Hill Girls' School, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives.

The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1.1.2019 until 31.12.2021, with the option to extend the contract term for a further term of up to two years and will operate as a guaranteed performance contract, with the successful Supplier offering the school a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of catering services. Sovereignty of the cash tariff is to remain with the school for the duration of this contract.

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

Whilst the school prioritises value for money as a key objective of the competitive tender process, the governing body is 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 school would wish 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 Halal catering services within the school, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, minimal hospitality and free issue requirements. Free School Meals and hospitality will be charged based on consumption and at net food cost

The school expects the successful Supplier to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The school expects the successful Supplier to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

(Further information is provided in the SQ Documentation.)

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: https://www.litmuspartnership.co.uk/project/hodge_hill_girls_school__restricted_accelerated_procedure

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 23.10.2018 (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.