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Published 2 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Leamington Primary School Cluster ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Milverton Primary School (Education)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,295,000≈ £259k / year9.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Aug 2024awarded 18 Dec 2024
Awarded to MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for four Primary schools in and around the Leamington area.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The four schools will all be set up as separate contracts, duration of the contracts…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,295,000

The four schools will all be set up as separate contracts, duration of the contracts being offered is three years commencing on April 1st 2025, and concluding on March 31st 2028 apart from Telford Infant School which will start on April 1st 2026 and conclude on March 31st 2029. The contracts will be on a guaranteed performance basis offering a fixed annual return and or subsidy to each school. There will be the option to extend the contract for a further term of two years.

It is expected that the successful contractor will have experience in providing food for pupils at similar sized schools and understand the requirements of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards & Requirements).

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 schools. This includes breakfast clubs, 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 schools. Regular customer and parental engagement will be required to ensure this is the case moving into the contract term.

Please see SQ Document for more information. Additional information: Please note this is a Contract Award Notice, this contract has already been awarded.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Warwickshire
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
2 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
5 Feb 2025, 16:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003860
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04791e 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: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=923173808 GO Reference: GO-202525-PRO-29315218

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

9 Aug 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    16 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Feb 2025, 16:05 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Feb 2025, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,417,3641 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED£1,417,364 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003860-2025-1 · MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED

    Signed
    18 Dec 2024
    Value
    £1,417,364
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Milverton Primary School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Greatheed Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV32 6ESContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, WhitnashContracting authority Leamington Spa, West MidlandsContact email
  • St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, WarwickContracting authority Warwickshire, West MidlandsContact email
  • Telford Infant SchoolContracting authority Leamington Spa, West MidlandsContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MiQuill Catering LtdAwarded supplier06886456 Suite 109, 79 Friar Street, Worcester, West Midlands, WR1 2NT

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria