Official UK procurement notice
Hampshire Schools Cluster 5 - Catering Services Tender
Authority: Ashley Infant School (Education)·Consortium: 18 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHampshire Schools Cluster 5 are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes some morning break, all lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1With a principal focus on primary education, the Schools of Hampshire Cluster 5…Published value£7,430,000
With a principal focus on primary education, the Schools of Hampshire Cluster 5 continue to develop students’ learning capabilities and interests and lay a solid foundation in their students, to deepen their knowledge, skills, values and attitudes when they proceed to secondary education. The goals of their education, incorporate the importance of nurturing physical and mental development via active learning, improving information literacy and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
Hampshire Schools Cluster 5 are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools, which currently includes some morning break, all lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements.
The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 01 August 2025.
Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender.
TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: invictus-inport.com/respond/QY7MP8TWAX ↗
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
- 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 Nov 2024, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2024, 19:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038088- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be9cFind a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. 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 contract 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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://invictus-inport.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hampshire:-School-catering-services./QY7MP8TWAX To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://invictus-inport.com/respond/QY7MP8TWAX GO Reference: GO-20241125-PRO-28644341
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Nov 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published25 Nov 2024, 19:05 GMT
- Submission deadline3 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
18 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Ashley Junior SchoolContracting authority
- Bartley C of E Junior SchoolContracting authority
- Burley Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Fordingbridge Infant and Junior Schools FederationContracting authority
- Foxhills FederationContracting authority
- Harestock Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Hordle CE (VA) Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Hythe Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Lymington CE (Aided) Infant and Junior SchoolContracting authority
- New Milton Infant SchoolContracting authority
- Orchard Junior SchoolContracting authority
- Sopley Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Sparsholt Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Tiptoe Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Waterside Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Weeke Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Wildground Junior SchoolContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria