Official UK procurement notice
Acer Trust - Catering Services
Authority: ACER TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAcer Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the seven Trust schools is a mix of in-house and outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Trust schools. This will consist of breakfast and morning break at some sites and a full lunch service for each school day at all sites. Across the Trust there are currently 4064 pupils on roll for the academic year 2020/21. Of this figure, 320 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 310 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.Some members of the catering team (18) are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
- Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2024, 2025 or 2026 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value (£5,014,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Acer Trust - Lot 1CancelledPublished value£395,000
Please see tender documents for details of school requirements. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot #2Acer Trust - Lot 2CancelledPublished value£239,000
Please see tender documentation for full details of the school requirements. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot #3Acer Trust - Lot 3CancelledPublished value£1,037,000
Please see tender documentation for full details. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot #4Acer Trust - Lot 4CancelledPublished value£1,772,000
Please see tender documentation for full details of school requirements. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot #5Acer Trust - Lot 5CancelledPublished value£104,000
Please see tender documentation for full details. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot #6Acer Trust - Lot 6CancelledPublished value£343,000
Please see tender documentation for full details of school requirements. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Lot #7Acer Trust - Lot 7CancelledPublished value£1,124,000
Please see tender documentation for full details of school requirements. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Further notices will be published in 2024, 2025 or 2026 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options
- First published
- 8 Feb 2021, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2021, 20:58 BST
- Authority reference
MPN-10177- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022984- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02911cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Acer Trust 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
- 10 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Mar 2021 → 15 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected26 Mar 2021
- Notice published15 Sept 2021, 20:58 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Sept 2021, 20:58 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot5 awards | |||
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)Catering Service - Botley Primary School | £484,367 † | — | Awarded |
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)Catering Service - Chalgrove Community Primary School | £293,689 † | — | Awarded |
| Dolce LtdSMECatering Service - Icknield Community College | £1,100,138 † | — | Awarded |
| Oxfordshire County CouncilCatering Service - Stadhampton Primary School | £115,437 † | — | Awarded |
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)Catering Service - Watlington Primary School | £377,535 † | — | Awarded |
2 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Catering Service - Chalgrove Community Primary School · CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2021
- Value
- £293,689
- Status
- active
Catering Service - Botley Primary School · CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2021
- Value
- £484,367
- Status
- active
Catering Service - Icknield Community College · Dolce LtdSME
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2021
- Value
- £1,100,138
- Status
- active
Catering Service - Stadhampton Primary School · Oxfordshire County Council
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2021
- Value
- £115,437
- Status
- active
Catering Service - Watlington Primary School · CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2021
- Value
- £377,535
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Cater Link LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dolce LtdAwarded supplier
- Oxfordshire County CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria