Official UK procurement notice
Learning in Harmony Trust - Outsourced catering services
Authority: Learning In Harmony Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLearning in Harmony Trust are looking for a single supplier for their outsourced catering requirements. The contract will be for their 3 Southend-on-Sea based Schools, Blenheim Primary, Temple Sutton Primary and Greenways Primary.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£750,000
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 (1)
- Notice is cancelled: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Notice is cancelled: 100.00%
- 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: As detailed in tender documents - 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: As detailed in tender documents
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 30 Sept 2024, 17:24 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CA14702 - OFTS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002534- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a450Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As detailed in tender documents
- 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
- 8 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Nov 2024 → 24 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened1 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline8 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2024- Deadline moved to 8 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT24 Oct 2024, 19:09 BST+7 days · was 1 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled24 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 1 Nov 2024 | 8 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 1 Nov 2024 | 8 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 1 Nov 2024 | 8 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 1 Nov 2024 | 8 Nov 2024 | +7 d |
Extension
Extension
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.