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Published 17 Oct 2022, 18:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services for Huddersfield New College

Official notice

Authority: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£2,172,992published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Dec 2022awarded 1 Feb 2023
Awarded to Impact Food Group Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The college are looking to appoint a contract caterer to deliver their catering services on site.

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The college's objectives for the new contract are as follows: -AwardedRenewal

The college's objectives for the new contract are as follows: -

  • A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the college's management team.
  • A strong Contractor Area Manager who will develop and lead the team to deliver exceptional customer service, a consistently high-quality food offer and spend a substantial amount of time on site at the outset to undertake this.
  • A Contractor who is proactive in their relationship management with the college, with good communication with key college staff.
  • Investment in the college's Catering service through increased marketing, equipment to enhance the services and educational events in return for a tenure of contract.
  • A higher number of students and staff using the facilities by providing a high quality, affordable and nutritious meal.
  • A catering service that encourages students to take a healthy and balanced meal.
  • Food and drinks that look appetising and are attractively presented.
  • A hospitality service that will help showcase the college through events to parents and visitors.
  • A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all college activities.
  • A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the college and the Contractor.
  • A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing.
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Huddersfield New College, New Hey Road, Huddersfield HD3 4GL
Extensions: Two optional one-year extensions.Variant 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative information: 50%
  • Financial Information: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative information: 50%
  • Financial Information: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Oct 2022, 18:23 BST
Last source update
20 Feb 2023, 10:20 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004987
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037681 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The tender documentation you require can be obtained on request by emailing [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
7 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Dec 2022 → 20 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Dec 2022, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Feb 2023, 10:20 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2023, 10:20 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,172,9921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Impact Food Group Ltd£2,172,992 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 05126781 1 Innisfree Close, HARROGATE, Yorkshire & Humber, HG28PLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Red Box Consultancy ServicesReview body Harrogate

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.