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Published 27 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

St Thomas More Catholic School - Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: St Thomas More Catholic School (Education)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT24.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2023awarded 26 May 2023
Awarded to Mellors Catering Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

St Thomas More Catholic School is looking to appoint an innovative experienced company to provide a quality catering service to their 1500 students and staff from 1 August 2023.

CPV: School meals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1To provide a school catering service throughout the academic year and school holidaysAwarded

To provide a school catering service throughout the academic year and school holidays. Additional information: In order to express an interest in this notice please complete the attached Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) by the date indicated.

Delivery: West Midlands · WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Extensions: The school will have the option to extend the contract beyond the initial term by up to an additional 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: 93%Environmental: 7%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Financial: 21%
  • Contract Terms: 2%
  • Menus/Tariff: 10%
  • QA & KPI's: 12%
  • Marketing/Communication: 8%
  • TUPE: 10%
  • Presentation/Interview: 30%
  • Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Financial: 21
  • Contract Terms: 2
  • Menus/Tariff: 10
  • QA & KPI's: 12
  • Marketing/Communication: 8
  • Sustainability: 7
  • TUPE: 10
  • Presentation/Interview: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 93 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.3 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Jan 2023, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
6 Jun 2023, 19:05 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016063
Classification (CPV)
School meals
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b7b Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786795576" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786795576</a> GO Reference: GO-202366-PRO-23131810

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 Mar 2023, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document

Timeline

3 Mar 2023 → 31 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Mar 2023, 09:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    13 Mar 2023
  3. Notice published
    6 Jun 2023, 19:05 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until88 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2023, 19:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £936,7841 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mellors Catering Services£936,784 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St Thomas More Catholic School

Contracting authorityEducationSt Thomas More Catholic SchoolEducation Darlaston Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV14 7BLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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.