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Published 10 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PP-10142 Oxley Park Academy Trust Catering

Official notice

Authority: Oxley Park Academy Trust

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT26.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jan 2025awarded 25 Feb 2025
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oxley Park Academy Trust is a single academy trust, with two campuses. Oxley Campus and Shenley Campus in Milton Keynes. They both provide education to primary school age children; Shenley also has a nursery year.At mutual agreement between the successful bidder and the Client, any future schools/services that the Client may incorporate, will also be added to the contract. Large growth is not expected during the contact period.The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment and preparing and serving appropriate meals. The Client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities.

CPV: School catering services · School meals · School-meal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£900,000

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the tendering documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT
Last source update
16 Jun 2025, 16:07 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
PP-10142
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032708
Classification (CPV)
School catering servicesSchool mealsSchool-meal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c60f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
17 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jan 2025 → 16 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jan 2025, 12:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 16:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Jun 2025, 16:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,134,7231 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services LimitedOxley Park Academy Trust Catering£1,134,723 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxley Park Academy Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 07660971 Redgrave Drive, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes, South East, MK4 4TAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier06561073 Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Hall, Whittington Road , Whittington, West Midlands, WR5 2RY

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria