Official UK procurement notice
Aylesbury Vale Academy - Catering Services
Authority: The Aylesbury Vale Academy
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAylesbury Vale Academy is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the academy are an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the academy This will consist of breakfast, morning break and full lunch service for each school day, the Sixth Form serves throughout the day.The catering facilities at the school include two kitchens but one (Primary) does not function as a kitchen it is just used as a servery and for washing up and there are two dining areas in Secondary (Atrium/Dining and main hall) and one in Primary (main hall).Across the school there are currently 1817 pupils on roll for the academic year 2023/24. Of this figure, 173 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 377 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. There is no LGPS requirement.
- Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Aylesbury Vale Academy is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily…AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
Aylesbury Vale Academy is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Aylesbury Vale Academy are an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Aylesbury Vale Academy. This will consist of breakfast, morning break and full lunch service for each school day, the Sixth Form serves throughout the day.The catering facilities at the school include two kitchens but one (Primary) does not function as a kitchen it is just used as a servery and for washing up and there are two dining areas in Secondary (Atrium/Dining and main hall) and one in Primary (main hall).Across the school there are currently 1817 pupils on roll for the academic year 2023/24. Of this figure, 173 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 377 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. There is no LGPS requirement. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two 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: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 90
- Price: 10
- Suitability
N/A
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
- First published
- 22 Jul 2024, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Authority reference
MPN-10290- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001674- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048377Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Aylesbury Vale Academy will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is 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
- 21 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Aug 2024 → 17 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline21 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected18 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published17 Jan 2025, 12:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jan 2025, 12:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Catering Services LtdCatering Services | £3,278,505 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Catering Services · Harrison Catering Services Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Value
- £3,278,505
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Harrison Catering Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria