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Published 7 Oct 2021, 15:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Activate Learning Education Trust - Open Tender for Catering

Official notice

Authority: Theale Green Community School (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£311published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2021awarded 5 Jan 2022
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited +3 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Comprising of Theale Green School; UTC - Heathrow; UTC - Oxfordshire; UTC - Reading

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Catering tender for 3 years with two optional 12 month extensionsAwarded
Delivery: London, South East · Reading
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
How bids were scored
Quality: 85%Price: 15%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20%
  • Account Management: 10%
  • People and Mobilisation: 10%
  • Menu and Food Experience: 20%
  • Presentation: 25%
  • price: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20.00%
  • Account Management: 10.00%
  • People and Mobilisation: 10.00%
  • Menu and Food Experience: 20.00%
  • Presentation: 25.00%
  • Price: 15.00%
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: Assets must be higher than liabilities to be considered Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
  • 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: At Stage 1 suppliers must pass all pass fail questions and achieve a minimum score of 8 out of 12 to progress to stage 2
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
7 Oct 2021, 15:15 BST
Last source update
19 Jan 2022, 13:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
CA9288
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001594
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI7)South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e959 Find a Tender
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
25 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Nov 2021 → 19 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    25 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Jan 2022, 13:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2022, 16:30 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextTitle · II.1.1Active Leaning Education Trust - Open Tender for CateringActivate Learning Education Trust - Open Tender for Catering
—TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4Total value of the contract/lot: £311.48Total value of the contract/lot: £2,691,074
—TextTotal value of the procurement (excluding VAT) · II.1.7Value excluding VAT: £311.48Value excluding VAT: £2,691,074
—TextName and address of the contractor · V.2.3V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor CH&Co Group 550 Thames Valley Park, Reading RG6 1PT Email [email protected] Telephone +44 3330141777 Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom Internet address www.CHandCoGroup.com The contractor is an SME No V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Aspens Services Ltd Ground Floor, Teme House Worcester WR5 2RY Email kate.he…V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Aspens Services Ltd Ground Floor, Teme House Worcester WR5 2RY Email [email protected] Telephone +44 1905759613 Country United Kingdom NUTS code UK - United Kingdom Internet address http://www.aspens-services.co.uk The contractor is an SME No
—TextInformation about tenders · V.2.2The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: YesThe contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Title Update

Award Value

Remove Supplier From Award

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2021-10: 2 releases · 7 Oct 2021, 8 Oct 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3111 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services Limited, CH&Co Group, Caterlink, Edwards and Ward Ltdjoint award£311 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Theale Green Community School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Church Street, Theale, Berkshire, UK, RG7 5DAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • TenetReview body Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier Ground Floor, Teme House, Worcester, UK, WR5 2RYContact email, phone
  • CH&Co GroupAwarded supplier 550 Thames Valley Park, , Reading, UK, RG6 1PTContact email, phone
  • CaterlinkAwarded supplier Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, UK, RG6 1PTContact email, phone
  • Edwards and Ward LtdAwarded supplier THe Old Stables, Whitehill Road, Crowborough, UK, TN6 1JPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.