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Published 15 Sept 2021, 13:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Merton PFI Schools Catering Service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,500,000exc. VAT14.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2021awarded 29 Nov 2021
Awarded to Harrison Catering Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Catering for staff and pupils in 3 secondary schools within the London Borough of Merton

  • Recurrence: On expiry of contract awarded under this tender procedure

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Single stage open tender for the provision of Catering for staff and pupils in 3…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,500,000

Single stage open tender for the provision of Catering for staff and pupils in 3 secondary schools within the London Borough of Merton

Delivery: London
Extensions: Bidders are requested to price for three schools with the variant bids for the inclusion of a fourth school and for pricing based on the London Living Wage · A maximum of 2 further years in increments of 1 yearVariant 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
Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Overall price comparison: 15
  • Ratio of food costs to total costs: 7.5
  • Ratio of labour costs to total costs: 7.5
Published award criteria (3)
  • Overall price comparison: 15
  • Ratio of food costs to total costs: 7.5
  • Ratio of labour costs to total costs: 7.5
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 30 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open 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
Yes · On expiry of contract awarded under this tender procedure
First published
15 Sept 2021, 13:09 BST
Last source update
6 Dec 2021, 16:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN569467
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030256
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e102 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Oct 2021, 12:15 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Oct 2021 → 6 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Oct 2021, 12:15 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Dec 2021, 16:40 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Dec 2021, 16:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harrison Catering Services Ltd£4,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEducation Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • As provided under Public Contract Rules 2015Review body As provided under Public Contract Rules 2015
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

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.