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Published 1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RM&C/2019/VIAT Sec/263 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Valley Invicta Academies Trust (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£3,500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Jan 2021
Awarded to Cucina Restaurants Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Valley Invicta Academies Trust are tendering four secondary schools in the Maidstone area, three are currently open and one is a new build opening in September 2020. Current annual sales turnover for three schools is circa GBP 700,000.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Valley Invicta Academies Trust (VIAT) is tendering the catering services across four…Awarded

Valley Invicta Academies Trust (VIAT) is tendering the catering services across four secondary schools and four primary schools based in the Maidstone and Malling areas of Kent. The secondary and primary schools are in separate tenders, both with a contract start date of August 2020. The secondary schools are all in modern buildings with well equipped kitchens; combined sales turnover is circa GBP 700,000 per annum. Whilst the Trust has core objectives for the tender each school has budget responsibility and each Head Teacher has specific requirements for their school. As a result these individual needs will need to be met as part of the tender process and ‘one size will not fit all’. Local support and resources are an essential requirement for each of the schools.

Delivery: South East · Valley Invicta Secondary Schools

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: 60Price: 65
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Tender Document: 5
  • References: 5
  • Service Quality: 25
  • Presentation: 25
  • Price: 40
  • price: 25
Published award criteria (6)
  • Tender Document: 5
  • References: 5
  • Price: 40
  • Service Quality: 25
  • Presentation: 25
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 125 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
Last source update
1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001984
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028f16 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:219873)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jan 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cucina Restaurants Ltd£3,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 0 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Valley Invicta Academies Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Huntsman Lane,, Maidstone, Kent, South East, ME14 5DSContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • RM&C Consultants LtdMediation body South StokeContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cucina Restaurants LimitedAwarded supplier Third Floor Woodhead House, 8 - 10 Providence Street, Wakefield, UK, WF1 3BGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.