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Published 26 May 2021, 16:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BC-10710 Cresco Multi Academy Trust Catering

Official notice

Authority: Cresco Multi Academy Trust

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,400,000exc. VAT17.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2021awarded 22 Oct 2021
Awarded to Pabulum Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cresco Multi Academy Trust is Multi-Academy trust with 3 schools in Basildon, Essex. 2 of these schools, Great Berry Primary School and Janet Duke Primary School will be involved in this procurement.Great Berry Primary School has approximately 420 pupils, and Janet Duke Primary School has capacity for approximately 660 pupils. Both currently receive their catering provision from an outsourced supplier.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,400,000
Delivery: East of England
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: 65%Price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65
  • Price: 35
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the tendering documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
26 May 2021, 16:36 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2022, 16:28 BST
Authority reference
BC-10710
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019933
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b55d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2021 → 21 Jul 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    21 Jul 2022, 16:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2022, 16:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,649,3361 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pabulum Ltd£1,649,336 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • BC-10710 Cresco Multi Academy Trust Catering · Pabulum Ltd

    Signed
    22 Oct 2021
    Value
    £1,649,336
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cresco Multi Academy Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 07692638 Great Berry Primary School Forest Glade, Langdon Hills, Basildon, East of England, SS16 6SGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Pabulum LtdAwarded supplier03034174 Linea House, Harvest Crescent, Fleet, South East, GU51 2UZ

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