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Published 28 Jun 2023, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2023awarded 11 Mar 2024
Awarded to BaxterStorey Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Catering Services for SQA premises

  • Recurrence: March 2027

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Supply of catering services for Lowden and OptimaAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · Dalkeith Midlothian & Glasgow
Extensions: This contract will have an optional 12 month extension. It will be retendered after the term of contract.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: 60%Price: 40%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Capability in Food Service Provision and Menu Range: 15%
  • Suypply Chain and Purchasing: 5%
  • Marketing: 10%
  • Quality Systems and Standards( Inlc Food Safety and H & S): 10%
  • Contract Management, Support & Mobilisation: 10%
  • Workforce Matters- FWP: 5%
  • Community Benefits: 5%
  • price: 40%
  • Environment and Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Capability in Food Service Provision and Menu Range: 15
  • Suypply Chain and Purchasing: 5
  • Marketing: 10
  • Quality Systems and Standards( Inlc Food Safety and H & S): 10
  • Environment and Sustainability: 5
  • Contract Management, Support & Mobilisation: 10
  • Workforce Matters- FWP: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 105 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · March 2027
First published
28 Jun 2023, 16:30 BST
Last source update
27 Mar 2024, 10:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
SQA2440
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009980
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dd4f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:762227)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Aug 2023 → 27 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Mar 2024, 10:43 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    1 Aug 2023, 15:44 BST
    +7 days · was 7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2024, 10:43 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.27 Aug 202314 Aug 2023+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.77 Aug 202314 Aug 2023+7 d

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Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £924,3301 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BaxterStorey Limited£924,330 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, EH22 1FDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • SQAReview body DalkeithContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BaxterstoreyAwarded supplier 8 Deer Park, Fairways Business Park, Livingston, UK, EH54 8AFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.