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Published 18 Mar 2021, 11:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CE-01908 Great Western Academy Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Great Western Academy Catering Services

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£791,904exc. VAT5.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2021awarded 29 Sept 2021
Awarded to Cleverchefs

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Outsourced catering service for the client that has a 3 year term

CPV: School catering services · School cleaning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The contract will be for a period of three years with two further one year extensionsAwardedPublished value£791,904

The contract will be for a period of three years with two further one year extensions. The provision of outsourced catering services to the client, managing the service in the specified areas, supplying and maintaining equipment where necessary and managing the cashless payment ordering system.

Delivery: South West
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: 45%Price: 55%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45%
  • Commercial: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45
  • Commercial: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Mar 2021, 11:39 GMT
Last source update
29 Sept 2021, 19:28 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
CE-01908
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024252
Classification (CPV)
School catering servicesSchool cleaning services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029ce5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2021, 12:38 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Apr 2021 → 29 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    30 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2021, 12:38 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Jul 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    29 Sept 2021, 19:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Sept 2021, 19:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £836,4281 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CleverchefsSMEcatering Services£836,428 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • catering Services · CleverchefsSME

    Signed
    29 Sept 2021
    Value
    £836,428
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Great Western Academy Catering Services

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation William Morris Way, Swindon, South West, SN25 2PPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Great Western AcademyReview body Swindon
  • Royal Court of JusticeMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cleverchefs Ltd Awarded supplier Unit 13 Pacific Business Park, Pacific Road, , Cardiff , South West, CF24 5HJ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria