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Published 21 Apr 2023, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Nursery Meals

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£155,000exc. VAT20.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 May 2023awarded 26 May 2023
Awarded to Zebedees Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council and its ancillary arms tendered and awarded a contract for its Nursery Meals provisions

The Contractor shall deliver the service at Abbey Children’s Centre Day Nursery, North Street, Barking, IG11 8JA.

The contract shall operate for an initial period of 4 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 1 year at the sole discretion of the council

CPV: Prepared meals · School meals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of Nursery MealsAwardedRenewalPublished value£155,000

Provision of Nursery Meals

The Contractor shall deliver the service at Abbey Children’s Centre Day Nursery, North Street, Barking, IG11 8JA.

The contract shall operate for an initial period of 4 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 1 year at the sole discretion of the council

Delivery: London · Abbey Children’s Centre Day Nursery, North Street, Barking, IG11 8JA
Extensions: The contract shall operate for an initial period of 48 months with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 monthsVariant 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
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Goods
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
21 Apr 2023, 11:06 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2023, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
22 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025865
Classification (CPV)
Prepared mealsSchool meals
Delivery area
London (UKI52)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c288 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Submission deadline
22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 May 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2023, 15:23 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2023, 15:23 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    1 Sept 2023, 15:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £122,8251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Zebedees LtdSME£122,825 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Nursery Meals · Zebedees LtdSME

    Signed
    26 May 2023
    Value
    £122,825
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue, Barking, London, IG11 7LUContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London
  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Zebedees LtdAwarded supplier08026117 Unit 6 Stonecross Business Centre, Lewes Road, Laughton, East Sussex, BN8 6BN, Laughton, South East, BN8 6BN

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