Official UK procurement notice
Bedford College Academies Trust - OPEN FTS Catering tender
Authority: Bedford College Academies Trust (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust comprises of two new build schools - Wixams Academy and Wixams Tree Primary School
CPV: Canteen and catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1OPNEN FTS Tender for 3 years with 2 optional 12 month extensionsAwarded
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 (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value 20%: 20%
- Account Management 10%: 10%
- People & Mobilisation (10%): 10%
- Menus: 20%
- Prersenation: 25%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value 20%: 20.00%
- Account Management 10%: 10.00%
- People & Mobilisation (10%): 10.00%
- Menus: 20.00%
- Prersenation: 25.00%
- Price: 15.00%
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Minimum Turnover: Assets must be higher than liabilities to be considered Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL - Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: At Stage 1 suppliers must pass all pass fail questions and achieve a minimum score of 8 out of 12 to progress to stage 2
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open 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
- 27 Apr 2022, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2022, 10:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CA10423 - JW- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03310fFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Timeline
27 May 2022 → 18 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened27 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Notice published18 Jun 2022, 10:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2022, 10:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolce Ltd | £3,315,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bedford College Academies Trust - OPEN FTS Catering tender · Dolce Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2022
- Value
- £3,315,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TenetReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dolce LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.