Official UK procurement notice
CAT-21-005 Disposable/Sustainable Catering Products
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe EA has a requirement for the supply of Disposable/Sustainable Catering Products to locations within Northern Ireland from suppliers that have recent experience in the supply and delivery of similar products on a regular basis. The framework period will be four years from the date stated in Award Letter. Although the EA Catering Service will be the main user of this framework, other locations within Northern Ireland will be given access to the framework schedule such as schools, including Home Economics departments and youth centres. A full list of permitted users can be found at Schedule B within Attachment 2.
CPV: Catering supplies · Disposable catering supplies
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,400,000
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 (3)
- AC1 Performance Management Methodology / Weighting:: 30%
- AC3 Evaluation Cost / Weighting: 60%
- AC2 Social Value Initiatives / Weighting: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- AC1 Performance Management Methodology / Weighting:: 30
- AC2 Social Value Initiatives / Weighting: 10
- AC3 Evaluation Cost / Weighting: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CAT-21-005 Disposable/Sustainable Catering Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Jan 2022, 11:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 May 2023, 14:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015113- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03106fFind a Tender
Publisher note: This tender is for the supply and delivery of Dispoable/Compostable Catering Products. No final decision has been made yet on whether this requirement will be tendered in lots. It is the intention of the Education Authority to either host pre-market engagement meetings during the week commencing 21 February 2022 via MS Teams to discuss our requirements and/or to issue a questionnaire to interested suppliers. Should you wish to participate you must email [email protected] with the subject CAT-21-005 Supplier Event no later than 12 noon on Friday, 11 February 2022. Your email should include the names of the representatives wishing to attend if a meeting is to be held, the name of your organisation and a brief summary of the products your organisation is interested in supplying. If meetings are to be held appointments will be allocated according to availability after the cut-off date. Please note that appointments are limited and will be on a first come first served basis. Suppliers will be informed of the final arrangements prior to any pre-market engagement meetings. Please note the date is subject to change and we reserve the right to arrange alternative engagement meetings with suppliers if required. All future tender documentation will be made available via the http://etendersni.gov.uk website and potential tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published. This pre-market engagement meeting is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Mar 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2023, 15:30 BST
Timeline
28 Feb 2022 → 29 Jun 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected28 Feb 2022
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Mar 2023, 15:30 BST
- Notice published26 May 2023, 14:20 BST
- Bids must remain valid until29 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2022- Buyer details updated26 Oct 2022, 13:42 BST
- Published value published: £5,400,0001 Mar 2023, 12:38 GMT
- Status changed to active1 Mar 2023, 12:38 GMT
- Procurement method changed1 Mar 2023, 12:38 GMT
- Deadline published: 31 Mar 2023, 15:00 BST1 Mar 2023, 12:38 GMT
- Buyer details updated1 Mar 2023, 12:38 GMT
- Status changed to complete26 May 2023, 14:20 BST
- Buyer details updated26 May 2023, 14:20 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3.1) | This tender is for the supply and delivery of Dispoable/Compostable Catering Products. No final decision has been made yet on whether this requirement will be tendered in lots. It is the intention of the Education Authority to either host pre-market engagement meetings during the week commencing 21 February 2022 via MS Teams to discuss our requirements and/or to issue a questionnaire to interested … | This tender is for the supply and delivery of Disposable/Compostable/Sustainable Catering Products. No final decision has been made yet on whether this requirement will be tendered in lots. It is the intention of the Education Authority to host pre-market engagement meetings on Wednesday 23 November 2022 in Portadown, County Armagh to discuss our requirements. A list of areas for discussion will b… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-01: 1 release · 28 Jan 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 26 May 2023
- Value
- £5,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Education AuthorityContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
- Education Authority NIContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.