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Published 24 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Huntington School ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Huntington School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,240,000≈ £248k / year
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2022awarded 16 Nov 2022
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 20 Feb 2028 · starts 21 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Huntington School

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Huntington School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school with 1,514…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,240,000

Huntington School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school with 1,514 students with a capacity for 1,514. The school opened in September 1966 and became a comprehensive school in September 1973. The school's application to become a Specialist Technology college was granted in 1997. The school has a thriving six form, with student numbers of 325 (this is included in the 1,514 students above) Huntington is at the forefront of making evidence-based practice the norm in schools and is proud to be a Research School supporting a school-led system as part of a dynamic network across the region. The school has recently refurbished their catering facility’s, including a new grab and go offer, adjacent to the main service counter. Providing modern well-maintained equipment, in a welcoming environment. The school has been with the current provider for some time, and recognises the requirement to regularly review catering contracts, and has decided to tender the services, with a view of partnering with an innovative catering provider that can drive sales and increase uptake of FSM. The students range from 11-16 with a sixth form. There are 165 pupils entitled to FSM. They have 200 staff. The school website can be accessed here huntingtonschool.co.uk ↗ Contract commencement 21 February 2023, for 3-year Period, followed by two one-year optional extensions See SQ Document for further information.

Contract period: 21 Feb 2023 – 20 Feb 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · York
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2023, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012357
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=778609104" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=778609104</a> GO Reference: GO-2023428-PRO-22668467

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

5 Aug 2022 → 28 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    5 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 Feb 2023
  4. Notice published
    28 Apr 2023, 16:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2023, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,100,8181 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services Limited£2,100,818 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012357-2023-1 · Aspens Services Limited

    Signed
    16 Nov 2022
    Value
    £2,100,818
    Period
    … – 20 Feb 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Huntington School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Huntington Road, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO32 9WTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier06561073 Ground Floor Teme House Whittington Hall, Whittington, West Midlands

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