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Published 19 Sept 2023, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Tender for St Barts CoE MAT & Elston Hall Learning Trust

Official notice

Authority: Auditel UK Ltd

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trusts are placing the school’s catering contract out to competitive tender by inviting professional catering companies to bid for the contract. The target date for the contract to be awarded following due process is the 14 December 2023 for a commencement date of 1 April 2024 for St Bartholomew’s CE MAT and 1 September 2024 for Elston Hall Learning Trust. Separate contracts will be required for each Trust.

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Additional information against all of the schools listed in this notice in terms of…RenewalPublished value£1,200,000

Additional information against all of the schools listed in this notice in terms of number of pupils, ethnicity, mealtimes, services required, menus etc. will be provided with the formal ITT to be issued to the list of shortlisted contractors. As far as catering services are concerned however, these can basically be summarised as follows:

  • Cafeteria style, healthy snacks at breaktime
  • Cafeteria style lunches at lunchtime
  • Occasional evenings/special events.
  • Occasional hospitality.

It is paramount that the Chef understands creating tasty food that is delicious, healthy, and relevant to the needs/wants of our students.

The Trusts are placing the school’s catering contract out to competitive tender by inviting professional catering companies to bid for the contract. The target date for the contract to be awarded following due process is the 14 December 2023 for a commencement date of 1 April 2024 for St Bartholomew’s CE MAT and 1 September 2024 for Elston Hall Learning Trust. Separate contracts will be required for each Trust.

The contract will be awarded to one company and is expected to generate combined revenues of GBP1-1.2M per annum across the two Trusts.

Delivery: West Midlands · A full list of Sites is included with the Supplier Qualification Questionnaire.
Extensions: Multi Academy Trusts/Learning Trusts are continually growing. As a result, confirmation will be sought that should new schools be added in future they will be subject to the same terms & conditions negotiated as part of this contract. · As the contract approaches the end of it's initial 3 year duration the option of a 2 year extension will be discussed.Second stage: 3–7 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

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
Closed
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
19 Sept 2023, 14:51 BST
Last source update
19 Sept 2023, 14:51 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-027657
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040206 Find a Tender

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=230303. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:230303)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Sept 2023 → 27 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Sept 2023, 14:51 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    27 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Auditel UK Ltd

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityEducation 9 Purley Oaks Road, South Croydon, UK, CR2 0NUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.