Official UK procurement notice
Hales Valley Trust - Catering Tender
Authority: Hales Valley Trust·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWith a contract start date of February 2024 - Hales Valley Trust - consisting of five primary schools plus a further 2 schools are looking for a caterer to provide a quality schools meals catering service
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Hales Valley Trust with its 5 member academies, along with Gig Mill Primary and…AwardedRenewal
Hales Valley Trust with its 5 member academies, along with Gig Mill Primary and Withymoor Primary school are seeking a partner to provide school meals across all 7 primaries, and 3,500 pupils.
The Trust is expected to grow during the contract tenure.
The current catering provider is Dudley Council, who will be ceasing providing services to schools across the Dudley area.
In order to ensure competition, transparency and value for money, this procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Light Touch regime (LTR) as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or as may be amended.
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).
- 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
- 24 Jul 2023, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2024, 13:37 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007344- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e4ecFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Sept 2023 → 7 Mar 2024 · 2 dates- Submission deadline4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published7 Mar 2024, 13:37 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Mar 2024, 13:37 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink) | £992,164 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007344-2024-1 · CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2023
- Value
- £992,164
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Gig Mill Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Withymoor Primary SchoolContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement OfficeReview body
- Public Procurment Review BodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CATER LINK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.