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Published 18 Nov 2022, 18:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Education)

2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£10,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2022awarded 2 May 2023
Awarded to Gather & Gather Limited

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Catering services for the University of Gloucestershire.

  • Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 4 to 7 years.

CPV: Catering services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£10,000,000 together) · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Cheltenham sites plus the Oxstalls CampusAwardedRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
Delivery: South West · Cheltenham and Gloucester area.
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years from 1 August 2023 subject to a performance related review after 2 years. At its sole discretion, the University will be able to extend the contract for periods of 1 year up to a further 4 years in total from 31 July 2026. · The initial contract will be for a term of 3 year, extendable and yearly intervals up to 7 years, at the sole discretion of the University.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2New City Campus CafeRenewalPublished value£2,000,000

Cafe service for the new City Centre Campus.

Delivery: South West · Gloucester, UK.
Extensions: The initial contract will be for a term of 3 years, extendable for another 4 years, at yearly intervals, at the soile discretion of the University.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
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90%
  • Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Cost: 10
Lot distribution rule: Both lots are available for award to a single supplier for both lots, or individual suppliers for each lot.
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 4 to 7 years.
First published
18 Nov 2022, 18:04 GMT
Last source update
1 Sept 2023, 10:17 BST
Authority reference
UOG/22/641/FAC
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025718
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0386c4 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Reviews will be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations

2015.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
19 Dec 2022, 14:30 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Dec 2022 → 1 Sept 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Dec 2022, 14:30 GMT
  2. Notice published
    1 Sept 2023, 10:17 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2023, 10:17 BST
Published amendments (1)

The standard selection questionnaire return date mentioned in II.2.4) should be 19/12/2022 (not 19/11/2022).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 2 May 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Cheltenham sites plus the Oxstalls Campus4bids · 4 electronic0—£1 – £5,000,000
Whole notice———£1 – £5,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 06023243 The Park, CHELTENHAM, South West, GL502RHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Robin Hare - Procurement & Insurance ManagerReview body CheltenhamContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gather & Gather LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03610591 550 SECOND FLOOR, THAMES VALLEY PARK, Reading, South West, RG6 1PT

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