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Published 21 Apr 2023, 15:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cluster of Three Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets

Official notice

Authority: Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools in Tower Hamlets Catering Tender (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£3,000,000exc. VAT8.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 May 2023awarded 23 Jul 2023
Awarded to Olive Dining

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Three secondary schools in Tower Hamlets are tendering their catering services as a cluster with a 1st August 2023 contract start date and the first day of service being 1st September 2023. Whilst bidding as a cluster, each school reserves the right to awards its own preferred contractor.They are Bow School, Central Foundation Girls’ School and Morpeth School. Their combined roll is 4,369 and combined sales turnover is £850,000 per annum. Many of the catering teams have LGPS pensions, some have NEST. Full performance details for each school are in the SQ and ITT documents. This will be a second generation tender and each school is looking for a partner to drive positive change on site whilst working closely with the premises team; aligning with the school’s values.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: London · Bow School E3 3QWCentral Foundation Girl's School E3 2AEMorpeth School E2 0PX
Extensions: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
21 Apr 2023, 15:24 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2023, 10:19 BST
Authority reference
CCL_018
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021212
Accelerated
The schools require a contract start date of July 31st 2023 so an accelerated process is essential.
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c345 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

12 May 2023 → 23 Jul 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 May 2023, 13:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    23 Jul 2023, 10:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2023, 10:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Olive DiningSMECluster of 3 Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets£3,250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools Catering Tender Tower Hamlets · Olive DiningSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2023
    Value
    £3,250,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cluster of 3 Secondary Schools in Tower Hamlets Catering Tender

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation c/o Cohesion Consulting Ltd, London, London, E1Contact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body Royal Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
  • Public Procurement Review Service Review body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Olive Dining LtdAwarded supplier08093774 Tandridge District Council Offices 8 Station Road East, Oxted, South East, RH8 0BTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.