Official UK procurement notice
The Ashcombe School Outsourced Catering Services
Authority: The Ashcombe School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will start date 1st September 2025 for three years and two one year extension.
The successful Supplier will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering services for the 1,513 students on roll and staff at The Ashcombe School.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Ashcombe School work closely with our catering provider, expecting them to provide…
The Ashcombe School work closely with our catering provider, expecting them to provide good quality, nutritious, fresh food and to support the school in the all-round education of the students here on healthy choices and budgeting. We see the time spent in the dining halls as part of the educational day, both in the students putting into practice what they have learnt on nutrition and eating choices as well as managing their finances.
The contract will start date 1st September 2025 for three years and two one year extension.
The successful Supplier will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering services for the 1,513 students on roll and staff at The Ashcombe School.
The school is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for the catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful Supplier in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 15%
- Account Management: 10%
- People & Mobilisation: 10%
- Menus & Food Experience: 25%
- Presentation: 25%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 15.00%
- Account Management: 10.00%
- People & Mobilisation: 10.00%
- Menus & Food Experience: 25.00%
- Presentation: 25.00%
- Price: 15.00%
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Assets must be higher than liabilities to be considered. Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL - Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: At Stage 1 Suppliers must pass all questions and achieve a minimum score of 8 out of 12 to progress to Stage 2.
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Feb 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CA15323 - Open Tender- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005215- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e216Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Timeline
14 Feb 2025 → 4 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Feb 2025, 15:45 GMT
- Submission deadline4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.