The Priory Federation of Academies Trust - Tender for Catering Procurement Services.

The successful tenderer will be required to provide a catering supplies procurement service for The Priory Federation of Academies Trust.

The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering supplies at each school within the Trust ~ the tender project is seeking to appoint a company whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of catering supplies at each site detailed within the Trust.

The contract being tendered is initially for three years in duration from 1.9.2017 until 31.8.2020, with the option to extend by a further two years (until 31.8.2022) by mutual consent. The contract will be fixed price in nature.

The basis and rationale that the Client requires the successful contractor to operate to at all times, is being able to provide all schools a service that is fit for purpose and that the contractor is proactive in the management of the contract, thus ensuring that all specifications are achieved and that the frequency of deliveries as detailed within the Tender Specification.

The successful tenderer will be required to provide the service initially for the four schools listed below within The Priory Federation of Academies Trust. However, as the Trust continues to expand, it is likely that the number of participating schools will increase, therefore the Trust reserves the right to add to this contract;

The Priory Academy LSST Cross O'Cliff Hill Lincoln LN5 8PW

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Skellingthorpe Road Lincoln

LN6 0EP

The Priory Witham Academy De Wint Avenue Lincoln LN6 7DT

The Priory Ruskin Academy Rushcliffe Road Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 8ED

The value of the current contract is approximately 450 000 GBP p.a.

Additional information: Interest in the 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/the_priory_federation_of_academies_trust__catering_procurement

The closing date for receipt of the Selection Questionnaire is 27.1.2017 (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 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.