The Provision of a Diverse and Sustainable Catering Service

Location

City of Glasgow College City Campus - 190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RF Riverside Campus - 21 Thistle Street, Glasgow, G5 9XB

Description

City of Glasgow College is seeking an experienced and sustainability-focused catering provider to operate and develop food and beverage services for students, staff and visitors across its two campuses: City Campus, 190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RF Riverside Campus, 21 Thistle Street, Glasgow, G5 9XB

Total Quantity or Scope

City of Glasgow College seeks to appoint a forward-thinking, innovative and sector-leading Catering Provider to deliver a diverse, sustainable and inclusive catering service across both Campuses. The successful Contractor will provide catering for students, staff and visitors throughout the academic year, operating a multi-outlet service that is responsive to varying demand across campuses. The Catering Service must be affordable, high quality and customer-focused, with standards that reflect best practice in ingredient quality, food safety, presentation, nutrition and customer service. The service is expected to deliver an attractive and modern catering offer aligned to student expectations and contemporary market trends. Sustainability is a core theme of the contract. The Provider must embed sustainability throughout all aspects of service delivery, including food provenance, ethical and fair trade sourcing, animal welfare, sustainable fisheries, plant-forward menu development, biodiversity, energy usage, carbon management, reduction of single use plastics, and minimisation of food waste. The Provider will be expected to support the College’s wider sustainability and climate objectives and demonstrate continuous improvement over the life of the contract. The contract places strong emphasis on generating meaningful social value and supporting the student experience. The Provider will be required to deliver added-value initiatives including modern apprenticeships, work placements, volunteering, employability activity, and collaboration with the Hospitality and Culinary Arts curriculum. Engagement with learners, including student led initiatives and menu development, will form a key element of contract performance. The College intends to establish a collaborative partnership approach with the successful Provider, based on shared objectives, transparency and joint responsibility for improvement. The Provider will be responsible for the safe collection of waste oil, and will be required to adopt innovative waste and recycling practices to support carbon reduction objectives. General waste and mixed recycling services will be provided by the College.

Renewal Options

After the initial period of four years (with the option to extend by 2 years) the College will re tender by going back out to the open market.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 55520000 - Catering services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Declarations and Certificates: In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder must provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaire to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Questionnaire. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found with the Attachment area of PCS-T. Appendix A - Form of Tender Appendix B - Freedom of Information Appendix C - Supply Chain Code of Conduct Appendix E - PECOS Supplier Adoption Form Appendix J - PVG Act Declaration In the case of an open tender this information will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the College following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Questionnaires and prior to the award of the tender. Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the Qualification Questionnaire, will invalidate any bid. In this scenario the College will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on, and upon verification will award the contract to this bidder instead. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30797 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Community Benefits will be fulfilled and managed at Contractor level Community benefits are included in this requirement. A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The College is very keen to develop a true partnership with the Service Provider and as a minimum requires the Service Provide to delivery 8 Modern Apprenticeships and 50 Work Experience Placements for their students and/or members of the local community, particularly those studying a hospitality course, during the course of the contract. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30797. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Provide a minimum of 8 Modern Apprenticeships and 50 work experience placements for College students or local residents. Partner with curriculum teams to deliver guest lectures, mentoring, and live learning projects. Collaborate with at least three local social enterprises or charities annually. (SC Ref:817987)