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Published 18 Jan 2023, 19:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Three North Shields / Whitley Bay Schools - Catering

Official notice

Authority: ACE Advice Limited

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Awarded value£473,0893 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2023awarded 31 Mar 2023
Awarded to Hutchison Catering Ltd3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The provision of a schools meal catering service to three individual schools in North Shields / Whitley Bay

CPV: School catering services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£830,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Riverside Primary SchoolAwardedRenewalPublished value£270,000

The provision of a freshly cooked meal service, consisting of a range of meal choices cooked on the school premises.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensionsVariant bids: not allowed
55524000 School catering services
Lot #2Monkseaton Middle SchoolAwardedRenewalPublished value£285,000

The provision of a freshly cooked meal service, consisting of a range of meal choices cooked on the school premises.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 month periodsVariant bids: not allowed
55524000 School catering services
Lot #3Monkhouse Primary SchoolAwardedRenewalPublished value£275,000

The provision of a freshly cooked meal service, consisting of a range of meal choices cooked on the school premises.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12Variant bids: not allowed
55524000 School catering services

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Written response, presentation and references: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Written response, presentation and references: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Open 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Jan 2023, 19:00 GMT
Last source update
19 Apr 2023, 17:39 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
2023/S 000-001613
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011279
Accelerated

The schools are using the accelerated procedure due to the limited notice period of time (three months) before a new provider needs to be in place.

Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0398b1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Feb 2023, 12:01 GMT

Timeline

7 Feb 2023 → 19 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Feb 2023, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Apr 2023, 17:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Apr 2023, 17:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £473,0893 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 3latest 31 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Riverside Primary School1 award
Hutchison Catering Ltd£150,835 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Monkseaton Middle School1 award
Hutchison Catering Ltd£170,372 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Monkhouse Primary School1 award
Hutchison Catering Ltd£151,882 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Riverside Primary School2bids———
2 · Monkseaton Middle School3bids———
3 · Monkhouse Primary School2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ACE ADVICE LTD

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: ACE Advice Limited The Barns,Edgerley, OSWESTRY, West Midlands, SY108ENContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

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.