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Published 13 Jan 2023, 11:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Award of School Catering Services Contract for Watford Grammar School for Boys

Official notice

Authority: Watford Grammar School for Boys c/o Panache Consultancy (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£1,771,226published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2023awarded 30 Aug 2023
Awarded to Aramark Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement exercise to source a school meals catering supplier for a 3 year contract (plus possible extension on a +1year, +1year basis).

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: East of England, London · Watford, Hertfordshire
Extensions: Possible 2 year extension on a +1yr, +1yr basis · Possible 2 year extension on a +1yr, +1yr basisSecond stage: 5–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Presentation: 5%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Presentation: 5%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jan 2023, 11:16 GMT
Last source update
30 Oct 2023, 15:53 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032026
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03972e Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Selection Questionnaire is available for downloading via the link within this advert and is to be submitted by 13th February 2023, by 12:00 hrs (noon). For further information, please contact gailheath@panacheconsultancy.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2023
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Panache Consultancy, Clevedon, BS21 6NB, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UK. Gail Heath, gailheath@panacheconsultancy.co.uk, tel: +44 1275871798, www.panacheconsultancy.co.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Feb 2023 → 30 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Feb 2023
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    27 Feb 2023
  3. Notice published
    30 Oct 2023, 15:53 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Oct 2023, 15:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,771,2261 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aramark Ltd£1,771,226 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 032026-2023-1 · Aramark Ltd

    Signed
    30 Aug 2023
    Value
    £1,771,226
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Watford Grammar School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 07348288 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, East of England, WD18 7JFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Panache ConsultancyProcess contact point Clevedon, UKContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.