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Published 28 Mar 2023, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

Official notice

Authority: St Columba's Catholic Boys' School (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 25 May 2023awarded 18 Jul 2023
Awarded to TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

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

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

  • A catering service that is well managed and requires minimal involvement from the school'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 school, with good communication with key school staff.
  • Investment in the school'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 school through events to parents and visitors.
  • A Contractor that adopts a flexible and proactive approach to all school activities.
  • A service that is professionally merchandised and marketed with discretion and to the mutual benefit of the school and the Contractor.
  • A Contractor that operates using the optimum level of staffing.
  • A service that is compliant with up-to-date health and safety legislation.
Delivery: South East · St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Halcot Avenue Bexleyheath Kent DA6 7QB
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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 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
28 Mar 2023, 11:06 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST
Award evaluation window
25 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020643
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b68f 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
25 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
25 May 2023, 17:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 May 2023 → 18 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 May 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 May 2023, 17:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The school's objectives for the new contract are as follows: -4bids——£495,000 – £561,000
Whole notice———£165,000 – £187,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10038628 Bexleyheath, South EastContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Red Box Consultancy ServicesReview body Harrogate

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Taylor ShawAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06576188 Macclesfield, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.