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Published 21 Nov 2022, 17:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services for White Rose Academies Trust

Official notice

Authority: White Rose Academies Trust (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£4,787,780exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Dec 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 #1White Rose Academies Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the…Renewal

White Rose 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 and all hospitality and free issue requirements.

The objectives for the new contract are as follows:

  • A catering service that is professionally managed and provides sector leading catering services for students, staff and visitors at the Academies.
  • A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high-quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site to undertake this
  • A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the Trust and provides good communication with Trust stakeholders
  • A catering service that promotes a fresh food culture and encourages students to take a healthy and balanced meal
  • A Contractor who is able to implement effective strategies for marketing the services
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
  • Technical & professional ability

    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
21 Nov 2022, 17:10 GMT
Last source update
21 Nov 2022, 17:10 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033013
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03871e Find a Tender

How it was run

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

White Rose Academies Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKE4. Kelly Holden, Tenders@alimentumsolutions.co.uk, www.whiteroseacademies.org ↗

Timeline

21 Nov 2022 → 1 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Nov 2022, 17:10 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Dec 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    16 Jan 2023
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

White Rose Academies Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10059613 Leeds, Yorkshire & HumberContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria