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Published 10 Jan 2024, 16:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Borden Grammar School Tender

Official notice

Authority: Borden Grammar School Catering Tender (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£705,000exc. VAT34.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2024awarded 9 Jul 2024
Awarded to Cucina Restaurants Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Borden Grammar School is a successful, Boys Grammar School in Sittingbourne in Kent. It has 923 students between the ages of 11 and 16 on roll and 113 teaching and support staff. The school is forging a bright new future under the leadership of the Headteacher Mr Ashley Tomlin. The School Business Manager, Lou (Louise) Reynolds, is developing the services to reflect the high aspirations of the Headteacher and SLT; she is tendering their catering services to deliver the very best service for every student at the school. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£705,000
Delivery: South East · Borden Grammar School
Extensions: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.Second stage: up to 4 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
10 Jan 2024, 16:26 GMT
Last source update
3 Oct 2024, 09:52 BST
Authority reference
CCL_033
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031634
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c28 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

4000/4000

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

13 Feb 2024 → 3 Oct 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    3 Oct 2024, 09:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Oct 2024, 09:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £950,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cucina Restaurants LtdBorden Grammar School Catering Tender£950,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Borden Grammar School Catering Tender

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Avenue of Remembrance Sittingbourne, Kent, South East, ME10 4DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body Royal Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.