Official UK procurement notice
Denefield School - Catering Services
Authority: Denefield School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDenefield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Denefield School are currently outsourced.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at Denefield School. This will consist of morning break and a full lunch service for each school day. Before lockdown, there was one main service outlet for meals in the canteen, and a ‘grab and go’ serving hatch (to an outside area) at the far end of the canteen. Post lockdown, the school do not currently use the ‘grab and go’ hatch, but have two service areas for serving meals, one main one at the entrance to the canteen, and one ‘temporary’ one at the far end of the canteen. At Denefield School there are currently 1122 pupils on roll for the academic year 2021/22. Of this figure, 115 pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender document
- Recurrence: Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Denefield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering…AwardedPublished value£1,300,000
Denefield School is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the school. This will consist of morning break and a full lunch service for each school day. The catering facilities at the School include the main dining area/servery, plus a hot and cold Grab & Go in the dining room. All outlets are available to all pupilsThere are currently 1122 pupils on roll for the academic year [2021/22]. Of this figure, 115 pupils are entitled to free school meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.The School is keen to further increase uptake and continue the good work already in place for catering. It wishes to do so by working closely with the successful Contractor in developing and continuously improving the service and partnership during the period of the contract and by introducing innovative and creative ideas as submitted in the tender process and on-going.The School is aware that there are always opportunities to improve and modernise. They are interested in ensuring that the caterers provide the best possible service, introducing new menus ideas and initiatives so that pupils are all eating and utilising the service regularly. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
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 (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 85%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
- All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 85
- Price: 15
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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 · publisher note attached- 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 · Further notices will be published in 2025, 2026 or 2027 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.
- First published
- 13 Dec 2021, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2022, 10:09 BST
- Authority reference
MPN-10203- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017443- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030071Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Denefield School incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: CPV code 55524000-9, falls within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as a Social and Other Specific Service, therefore the procurement procedure is governed by Section 7 of Part 2 (Regulations 74-77) of those Regulations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jan 2022 → 27 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected3 Mar 2022
- Notice published27 Jun 2022, 10:09 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2022, 10:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Catering Services LtdCatering Services | £1,766,809 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Catering Services · Harrison Catering Services Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,766,809
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Harrison Catering Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria