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Published 5 May 2023, 17:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Catering Services at Sedgefield Community College

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2023awarded 5 Jun 2023
Awarded to Creative Management Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Durham County Council ("the Council") for and on behalf of Sedgefield Community College ("the College") are facilitating this procurement exercise. It will be the College that enters

into the proposed agreement with the successful bidder.

The Catering Services will be delivered at the College site.

The College is a secondary school which is part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust and is located south of the City of Durham.

  • Recurrence: The expected start date for the School Meal Service is 1st August 2023. The expected end date for the School Meals Service is 31st July 2026. With an option to extend for a further 24 months.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,300,000
Delivery: North East · Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, TS21 3DD
Extensions: The expected start date for the School Meal Service is 1st August 2023. The expected end date for the School Meals Service is 31st July 2026. With an option to extend for a further 24 months.Variant 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: 95%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Managing Staff Absence: 15%
  • Staff Training and Development: 10%
  • Food Supply Chain Management: 20%
  • Core Menu: 30%
  • Plan for Increasing and Maintaining School Meal Uptake: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Managing Staff Absence: 15%
  • Staff Training and Development: 10%
  • Food Supply Chain Management: 20%
  • Core Menu: 30%
  • Plan for Increasing and Maintaining School Meal Uptake: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 95 of 95 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.5 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement

Yes · The expected start date for the School Meal Service is 1st August 2023.

The expected end date for the School Meals Service is 31st July 2026.

With an option to extend for a further 24 months.

First published
5 May 2023, 17:09 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2023, 16:19 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN667788
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019057
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c6f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Proactis / ProContract · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jun 2023 → 4 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jun 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Jul 2023, 16:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Jul 2023, 16:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Creative Management Services Limited£1,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, DURHAM, North East, DH15UQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England & WalesReview 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.