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Published 1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT

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000465 Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG11)
Published estimate£836,000exc. VAT14.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2023awarded 17 May 2023
Awarded to CaterCater Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Catering Services for the Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Catering Services for the Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies as per tender…AwardedRenewalPublished value£836,000

Catering Services for the Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies as per tender documents.

Delivery: West Midlands · Herefordshire
Extensions: Following the initial contract term of 2 years there is an option to extend for a further 3 x 12 months · 24 month initial contract, with optional renewals of 12 month periods, up to a maximum of 60 months in total.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: 68%Price: 30%Social value: 1%Environmental: 1%
Published sub-criteria (11)
  • Quality of Service and Customer Complaints: 10%
  • Menu & Dietary Diversity: 13%
  • Delivery of Service: 12%
  • Marketing and Promotion of Service: 5%
  • Management Information: 4%
  • Recruitment and Retention of Staff: 5%
  • Savings: 4%
  • Presentation: 15%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 1%
  • Sustainability: 1%
Published award criteria (11)
  • Quality of Service and Customer Complaints: 10
  • Menu & Dietary Diversity: 13
  • Delivery of Service: 12
  • Marketing and Promotion of Service: 5
  • Management Information: 4
  • Recruitment and Retention of Staff: 5
  • Social Value: 1
  • Sustainability: 1
  • Savings: 4
  • Presentation: 15
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Last source update
24 May 2023, 14:15 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
000465
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014808
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a1ea Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Mar 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

3 Mar 2023 → 24 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Mar 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    24 May 2023, 14:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 May 2023, 14:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £957,6001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CaterCater LtdSMEHerefordshire Marches Federation of Academies Catering Services£957,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies Catering Services · CaterCater LtdSME

    Signed
    17 May 2023
    Value
    £957,600
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Friar Street, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0ASContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CaterCater LtdAwarded supplier Unit 20.1 Highnam Business Centre Newent Rd Highnam,, Gloucester, South West, GL2 8DN

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