Official UK procurement notice
Ark Soane Academy Catering Tender
Authority: ACE Advice Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£1,100,000≈ £367k / year
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2023awarded 25 Aug 2023
Awarded to Accent Catering Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2023
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSchool catering service for a Senior School. This is a new school, which opened in September 2021, with 180 students, increasing by 180 students each year up to 900 by 2025
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1School catering serviceAwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Written response, presentations and references: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Written response, presentations and references: 60
- Price: 40
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 20 Feb 2023, 16:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a6f8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Mar 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected3 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published25 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2023- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Aug 2023, 12:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accent Catering Services Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 025096-2023-1 · Accent Catering Services Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School catering service | 2bids | — | — | £1,000,000 – £1,100,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,000,000 – £1,100,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Accent Catering Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.