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Published 14 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Tender (2 schools) Campfire Education Trust, Northamptonshire

Official notice

Authority: Campfire Education Trust

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 19 May 2023awarded 3 Jul 2023
Awarded to Fresh Start Catering Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for the provision of catering services at two schools:

  • Spring Lane Primary School
  • Lumbertubs Primary School

Contract to commence on or around 31st October 2023.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Tender for the provision of catering services to these two primary schools - 460…AwardedRenewal

Tender for the provision of catering services to these two primary schools - 460 (Spring Lane) & 250 pupils (Lumbertubs).

Tender timetable is as follows:

Site visits - 3rd May 2023

Tender returns - 19th May 2023

Tender presentations - 8th June 2023

Tender decision - 30th June 2023

Contract commences - 31st October 2023

Delivery: East Midlands · Spring Lane Primary School, Northampton NN1 2JW Lumbertubs Primary School, Northampton NN3 8HZ
Extensions: Additional 24 months available as a renewal option.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Staffing: 15%
  • Customer Care: 15%
  • Service Delivery: 40%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Staffing: 15%
  • Customer Care: 15%
  • Service Delivery: 40%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Apr 2023, 11:00 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2023, 09:31 BST
Award evaluation window
19 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018938
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bead Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (MT Ref:229756)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 May 2023 → 4 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Jul 2023, 09:31 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Jul 2023, 09:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fresh Start Catering LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Tender for the provision of catering services to these two primary schools - 460…3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2—£155,040 – £184,680
Whole notice———£155,040 – £184,680

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Campfire Education Trust

Contracting authorityEducation TrustEducation Milton Keynes, East of England, MK6 4NDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
Process and specification contact points (1)

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.