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Published 27 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bodmin College - Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Bodmin College (Education)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT33.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2022awarded 16 Jan 2023
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bodmin College is a mixed secondary school 11- 18 years with approximately 1400 students on roll. The school is seeking to appoint an experienced catering company to provide quality meals for students and staff from April 2023.

CPV: School meals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Candidates will be required to provide catering services that meet the UK school meal…AwardedPublished value£750,000

Candidates will be required to provide catering services that meet the UK school meal regulations and the contract specification for the school. Candidates must focus on making the foods and drinks that students purchase healthier and the overall service provision sustainable. Additional information: Bodmin College will expect potential candidates to demonstrate they have resources within the region to support the contract should they be successful.

Delivery: South West · Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Extensions: Bodmin College will have the option to extend the contract beyond 36 months by an additional maximum 24 months.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
Price: 93%Environmental: 7%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Financial: 21%
  • Contract Terms: 2%
  • Menus/Tariff: 10%
  • QA & KPI's: 12%
  • Marketing/Communication: 8%
  • TUPE: 10%
  • Presentation/Interview: 30%
  • Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Financial: 21
  • Contract Terms: 2
  • Menus/Tariff: 10
  • QA & KPI's: 12
  • Marketing/Communication: 8
  • Sustainability: 7
  • TUPE: 10
  • Presentation/Interview: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 93 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.3 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015988
Classification (CPV)
School meals
Delivery area
South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036bc4 Find 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. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786604964" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786604964</a> GO Reference: GO-202366-PRO-23131679

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2022, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document

Timeline

28 Oct 2022 → 31 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Oct 2022, 09:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    7 Nov 2022
  3. Notice published
    6 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until209 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services Limited£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bodmin College

Contracting authorityEducationBodmin CollegeEducation Lostwithiel Road, Bodmin, South West, PL31 1DDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspens ServicesAwarded supplier06561073 Ground Floor Teme House, Worcestershire, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.