Official UK procurement notice
The Forest School - Catering Services
Authority: The Forest School (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Forest School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the school are currently outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of breakfast and morning breaks at some sites and full lunch service for each school day at the site. The catering facilities in the school include the canteen as the main dining area, for years 7 to 11, and the 6th Form canteen. Please note, the 6th Form canteen is run in-house and is not included within the scope of this contract.Across the school there are currently 578 pupils (including 108 6th form students) on roll for the academic year 2021/22. Of this figure, 46 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.
- Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£980,000
What it takes to wini
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 (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 85%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 85
- Price: 15
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
- First published
- 8 Nov 2021, 14:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2022, 12:59 BST
- Authority reference
MPN-10196- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015767- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f4acFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Forest School incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: CPV code 55524000-9, falls within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a Social and Other Specific Service, therefore the procurement procedure is governed by Section 7 of Part 2 (Regulations 74-77) of those Regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Dec 2021 → 8 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected17 Jan 2022
- Notice published8 Jun 2022, 12:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jun 2022- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2022, 12:59 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Jun 2022, 12:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services LimitedCatering Services | £1,395,903 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Catering Services · Aspens Services Limited
- Signed
- 18 May 2022
- Value
- £1,395,903
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria