Official UK procurement notice
Discovery Trust Catering Services Framework Agreement
Authority: Discovery Trust (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Discovery Trust have decided to tender their catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Evaluation of ITT response, weighted scoring of 26 bespoke criteria, 50/50 cost & qualityAwarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Overall cost: 50%
- Qualitative: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Overall cost: 50
- Qualitative: 50
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Discovery Trust Catering Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Feb 2024, 08:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2024, 13:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2024/S 000-006456- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028135- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044423Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Apr 2024, 16:01 BST
Timeline
12 Apr 2024 → 3 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Apr 2024, 16:01 BST
- Notice published3 Sept 2024, 13:46 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2024- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2024, 13:46 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Sept 2024, 13:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 028135-2024-1
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of ITT response, weighted scoring of 26 bespoke criteria, 50/50 cost & quality | 4bids | — | — | £77,668 – £319,811 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £77,668 – £319,811 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Red Box CSReview body
- Red Box Consultancy ServicesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Dolce Catering LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.