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Published 7 Feb 2025, 17:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Wensum Trust - Outsourced Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Wensum Trust

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 4 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wensum Trust are looking for a single supplier to provide catering services for their member schools across the Norfolk area.

CPV: Catering services · School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: East of England · Norfolk, NR6 5SB
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)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
Conditions of participation3
  • 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: As per the tender documents
  • 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: As detailed in tender documents

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
7 Feb 2025, 17:03 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2025, 17:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
CA15057 - OFTS
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004253
Classification (CPV)
Catering servicesSchool catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dcff Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per the tender documents

Review and risk notes
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
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Feb 2025 → 4 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 Feb 2025, 17:03 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    4 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wensum Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 185 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norfolk, East of England, NR6 5SBContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point SalfordContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.