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Published 11 May 2023, 09:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Alcester Grammar School Contract for Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Alcester Grammar school (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT28.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 6 Oct 2023
Awarded to abm catering limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide catering services at Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Rd, Alcester, B49 5ED

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Alcester Grammar School is a secondary, co-educational school situated at Alcester,…AwardedPublished value£1,200,000

Alcester Grammar School is a secondary, co-educational school situated at Alcester, Warwickshire. There are currently circa 1300 pupils on roll aged 11 to 18yrs. Alcester Grammar School is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within the School and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st November 2023 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators.

Delivery: West Midlands · Warwickshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 70%Price: 25%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 25%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
  • Relationship Management & Support: 15%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • Commercial & Financial: 25%
  • Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 25.00%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 15.00%
  • Relationship Management & Support: 15.00%
  • Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5.00%
  • Added Value: 5.00%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
  • Commercial & Financial: 25.00%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in the catering sector within the Education sector

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 May 2023, 09:35 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2023, 10:33 BST
Authority reference
CA12312 -
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029495
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c7d4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.

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
12 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 6 Oct 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    6 Oct 2023, 10:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2023, 10:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,542,7021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
abm catering limited£1,542,702 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Alcester Grammar School Contract for Catering Services · abm catering limited

    Signed
    6 Oct 2023
    Value
    £1,542,702
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Alcester Grammar school

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Birmingham Rd, Alcester, West Midlands, B49 5EDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • abm catering limitedAwarded supplier Eagle Court, Saltisford, Warwick, UK, CV34 4AFContact email, phone

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