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Published 25 Oct 2022, 13:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services for The Gorse Academies Trust

Official notice

Authority: The Gorse Academies Trust (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£13,231,170exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Multi Academy Trust looking to appoint a contract caterer to deliver their catering services across multiple sites.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The GORSE Academies Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the…Renewal

The GORSE Academies Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within their academies, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, hospitality and free issue requirements.

The objectives for the new contract are as follows:

  • Sector leading catering services for students, staff and visitors at the Academies.
  • A dedicated Contract Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high-quality food offer and provide good communication to key members of the Trust team.
  • A Contractor who shares The Gorse Academies Trust's central mission to remove the stubborn link between poverty and academic performance.
  • A Contractor who will support the site teams to further develop services and is proactive in their relationship management with the Trust.
  • A catering service that promotes a fresh food culture and encourages students to take a healthy, balanced meal and provides excellent value for money for students and parents.
Extensions: Two optional 12 month extensionsSecond stage: up to 5 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Turnover of >£20m

    Audited accounts for the most recent two years

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
25 Oct 2022, 13:14 BST
Last source update
25 Oct 2022, 13:14 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030035
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037bf0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.tgat.org.uk ↗ or The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKE4. Kelly Holden, tenders@alimentumsolutions.co.uk, www.tgat.org.uk ↗

Timeline

25 Oct 2022 → 1 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Oct 2022, 13:14 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    19 Dec 2022
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Gorse Academies Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10055363 Leeds, Yorkshire & HumberContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.