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Published 25 May 2022, 15:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Marches Academy Trust

2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 2 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£3,329,950total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2022awarded 27 Sept 2022
Awarded to TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tender competition to supply catering services to the Marches Academy Trust, Oswestry Shropshire SY11 4AR

CPV: School catering services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£3,329,950 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering ServicesAwardedPublished value£2,918,290

Marches Academy Trust are a multi-academy sponsor based in Shropshire, currently comprising four secondary schools, five primary schools and one special school.

Lot 1 will cover 8 schools - 4 secondary schools and 4 primary schools.:

Marches School, Morda Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2AR

  • Sir John Talbot's School, Prees Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 2BY
  • Grove School, Newcastle Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 1HF
  • Shrewsbury Academy, Corndon Crescent, Shrewsbury SY1 4LL
  • Tilstock C. of E. Primary School and Nursery, Tilstock Lane, Tilstock, Whitchurch,SY13 3JL
  • Lower Heath CE Primary School, Lower Heath, Prees, Whitchurch, SY13 2BT
  • Longlands Primary School, Linden Way, Market Drayton, TF9 1QU
  • Grange Primary School, Bainbridge Green, Shrewsbury SY1 3QR

The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2022 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators.

Marches Academy Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within the Schools and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

Delivery: West Midlands · Shropshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering ServicesAwardedPublished value£411,660

Marches Academy Trust are a multi-academy sponsor based in Shropshire, currently comprising four secondary schools, five primary schools and one special school.

The competition will be tendered in 2 Lots. Lot 2 consists of one primary school and one special school:

Oakmeadow CE Primary School, Longmeadow Site, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NU.

Woodlands School, Tilley Green, Wem, Nr Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 5PJ

The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2022 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators

1.1.2 Marches Academy Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within the Schools and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

Delivery: West Midlands · Shropshire and Staffordshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 25%Environmental: 15%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
  • Customer Experience: 15%
  • Relationship Management & Support: 10%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • price: 25%
  • Environmental & Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20.00%
  • Customer Experience: 15.00%
  • Environmental & Sustainability: 15.00%
  • Relationship Management & Support: 10.00%
  • Added Value: 5.00%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
  • Price: 25.00%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in catering within the Education sector

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 May 2022, 15:57 BST
Last source update
27 Sept 2022, 11:48 BST
Authority reference
CA10580 -
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027022
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033fef Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jun 2022 → 27 Sept 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2022, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    27 Sept 2022, 11:48 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Sept 2022, 11:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,661,0732 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 2latest 27 Sept 2022

Contracts

  • Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services · TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED

    Signed
    27 Sept 2022
    Value
    £3,198,268
    Status
    active
  • Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services · TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED

    Signed
    27 Sept 2022
    Value
    £462,805
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services4bids———
2 · Marches Academy Trust Tender for Catering Services4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Marches Academy Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Morda Rd, Oswestry , West Midlands, SY11 2ARContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Taylor Shaw LimitedAwarded supplier The Courtyard, Catherine Street, Macclesfield, UK, SK11 6ETContact email, phone

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