Official UK procurement notice
Aurora Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Aurora Academies Trust (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAurora Academies Trust was established in 2012 and currently operates seven schools across East Sussex, Brighton & Hove, West Sussex and Surrey providing education to around 3,000 pupils. Aurora is determined to provide the best possible standard of education to pupils in our nursery, primary and secondary academies across the south-east of England. We are determined that every child in our academies benefits from a challenging and knowledge rich curriculum that is expertly taught so that regardless of starting points, pupils are well equipped to be successful at the next stage of their education or transition to employment. Please see the SQ document for more information.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,368,450
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).
- Price
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2023, 10:04 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2024, 16:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005269- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d6dcFind a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=843314808" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=843314808</a> GO Reference: GO-2024216-PRO-25193917
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Jul 2023 → 16 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline28 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected11 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jan 2024
- Notice published16 Feb 2024, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Feb 2024, 16:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services Limited | £3,072,785 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005269-2024-1 · Aspens Services Limited
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £3,072,785
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria