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Published 18 Mar 2021, 09:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Tender - West Lakes MAT - 5 Schools

Official notice

Authority: West Lakes MAT·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2021awarded 26 Aug 2021
Awarded to Caterlink

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of catering services to one secondary school and four primary schools

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Key dates in the tender process are:AwardedRenewal

Key dates in the tender process are:

31st March - "Met The Client" conference call

23rd April - Tender received

21st May - Tender presentations

1st August - Contract commences

Delivery: North West · West Lakes Academy Arlecdon Primary School Dearham Primary School Flimby Primary School Thornhill Primary School
Extensions: Option to extend for a further two years up to a maximum of five yearsVariant 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: 25%
  • Customer Care: 20%
  • Service Delivery: 25%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Staffing: 25%
  • Customer Care: 20%
  • Service Delivery: 25%
  • Price: 30%
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
18 Mar 2021, 09:32 GMT
Last source update
26 Aug 2021, 11:35 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Apr 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021127
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029cd5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (MT Ref:223316)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 → 26 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Aug 2021, 11:35 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Aug 2021, 11:35 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    26 Aug 2021, 11:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Caterlink——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 021127-2021-1 · Caterlink

    Signed
    26 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Key dates in the tender process are:3bids · 3 electronic1—£190,000 – £573,955
Whole notice———£190,000 – £573,955

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

West Lakes MAT

Contracting authorityEducation TrustEducation Egremont, North West, CA22 2DQContact email
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • The Catering Tender Company LtdProcess contact point Bolton, North WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CaterlinkAwarded supplier Hop House, Lower Green Road, Pembury, Kent, Tunbridge Wells, UK, TN2 4HS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.