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Published 31 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ladybridge High School ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Ladybridge High School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£1,295,000≈ £259k / year53.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2023awarded 22 Nov 2023
Awarded to CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · starts 1 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Ladybridge High School (The client).

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The school has 1082 students on roll, of which roughly 30% are entitled to Free School…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,295,000

The school has 1082 students on roll, of which roughly 30% are entitled to Free School meals. There are also 122 staff employed at the school. The school kitchen and dining room was refurbished in 2019 meaning that equipment in the kitchen is relatively new. The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the school, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The duration of the contract being offered is three years commencing on 1st January 2024 and concluding on 31st December 2026 and will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to Ladybridge High School. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term excluding the right to further extend for a further term of two years. The contract being offered and will be guaranteed performance in nature. It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements) and be able to offer innovation and forward thinking during this contract term. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of all catering services within the school. This includes a mid-morning break, hospitality for visitors and provision for inset days. The high-quality service levels proposed, should maintain excellent standards throughout, resulting in a new food service offer with consistent high standards of food operations within the school. Please see SQ document for more information. Additional information: Please note this is a Contract Award Notification. This contract has already been awarded.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North West · Lancashire
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
31 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST
Last source update
15 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005078
Accelerated
Contract start date
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ebb5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=835044648" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=835044648</a> GO Reference: GO-2024215-PRO-25180700

How it was run

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

Timeline

25 Aug 2023 → 15 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    15 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £599,0721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)£599,072 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ladybridge High School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation New York, Bolton, Lancashire, North West, BL3 4NGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cater Link LimitedAwarded supplier03732298 Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, South East, RG6 1PT

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