Official UK procurement notice
Eko Trust - Outsourced Catering Services
Authority: Eko Trust
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEko Trust is a multi-academy trust made up of seven schools, two of which are SEMH settings, based across three London Boroughs: Newham, Hackney, Barking and Dagenham. In February 2022, Rushmere Hall Primary School in Ipswich, Suffolk made the strategic and proactive decision to become an academy and join the Eko Trust. The seventh school, Kaizen Primary, is not taking part in this tender process.
The Trust was set up to collaborate to learn and they are passionate about nurturing, growing and developing young people, so that the children and families they serve have the best opportunities to thrive.
The invitation to tender is being issued in the following Lots:
Lot 1 Hackney New Primary School
Lot 2 Rushmere Hall Primary, Ipswich
Lot 3 London schools: Hackney New Primary, Gainsborough Primary, Earlham Primary, EKO Pathways, Pathways School
Lot 4 All 6 schools
CPV: Canteen services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Hackney Free Primary School Outsourced Catering ServicesAwarded London
HFPS opened in September 2015 with an inaugural two classes of 25 children in Reception, and in September 2021, they had their first full Reception to Year 6 cohort.
Lot #2Rushmere Hall Primary School - Outsourced Catering ServicesAwarded East of England
3-form entry primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk with 599 pupils on roll.
Lot #3Eko Trust London primary schools - Outsourced Catering ServicesAwarded London
Lot 3 consists of the following Eko Trust London schools based across three London Boroughs: Newham, Hackney, Barking and Dagenham.
Hackney New Primary
Gainsborough Primary
Earlham Primary
Eko Pathways
Pathways School (Pathways School will join the contract 1 August 2023)
Eko Pathway and Pathways School are all-through Social, Emotional and Mental Health Special schools.
Lot #4Eko Trust - Outsourced Catering Services to six schoolsCancelled East of England, London
Lot 4 includes all the six schools as follows:
Hackney New Primary School
Rushmere Hall Primary
Gainsborough Primary
Earlham Primary
Eko Pathways
Pathways School (Pathways School to join the contract 1 August 2023).
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 (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20%
- Account Management: 10%
- People and Mobilisation: 10%
- Menu and Food Experience: 20%
- Presentation: 25%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20.00%
- Account Management: 10.00%
- People and Mobilisation: 10.00%
- Menu and Food Experience: 20.00%
- Presentation: 25.00%
- Price: 15.00%
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Assets must be higher than liabilities to be considered Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL - Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: At Stage 1 Suppliers must pass all pass fail questions and achieve a minimum score of 8 out of 12 to progress to Stage 2
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- 14 Apr 2022, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2022, 09:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CA10352 -- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016992- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032e0dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Timeline
25 May 2022 → 22 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened25 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Notice published22 Jun 2022, 09:09 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2022, 09:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Hackney Free Primary School Outsourced Catering Services1 award | |||
| FUEL FOR LEARNING | £526,485 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Rushmere Hall Primary School - Outsourced Catering Services1 award | |||
| The Pantry Catering (UK) Ltd | £499,464 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Eko Trust London primary schools - Outsourced Catering Services1 award | |||
| The Pantry Catering (UK) Ltd | £1,052,576 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Lot 1 - Hackney Free Primary School Outsourced Catering Services · FUEL FOR LEARNING
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2022
- Value
- £526,485
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Rushmere Hall Primary School - Outsourced Catering Services · The Pantry Catering (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2022
- Value
- £499,464
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Eko Trust London primary schools - Outsourced Catering Services · The Pantry Catering (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,052,576
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Hackney Free Primary School Outsourced Catering Services | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Rushmere Hall Primary School - Outsourced Catering Services | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Eko Trust London primary schools - Outsourced Catering Services | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TenetReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- FUEL FOR LEARNING Awarded supplier
- THE PANTRY (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.