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Published 23 Jan 2024, 14:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC Tender for Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£4,786,460published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Feb 2024awarded 6 Jun 2024
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide catering services at Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC, Bethany House, Kineton Green Rd, Olton, Solihull B92 7EG

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC are seeking a contractor to provide catering…Awarded

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC are seeking a contractor to provide catering services at the schools in the MAC situated in the Birmingham and Solihull area. There are 13 schools including 1 secondary and 12 primary schools. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st August 2024, with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). The Client is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within its 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. However, costs for this must not be shown in the operational financial summary.

The MAC is looking for a catering provider who will work closely with them as a partner of the MAC community as a whole, for the benefit of the children a

Delivery: West Midlands · West Midlands
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
Quality: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Food Quality and Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
  • Relationship Management and Support: 15%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • Commercial & Financial: 30%
  • Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Food Quality and Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20.00%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 15.00%
  • Relationship Management and Support: 15.00%
  • Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5.00%
  • Added Value: 5.00%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
  • Commercial & Financial: 30.00%
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 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
23 Jan 2024, 14:42 GMT
Last source update
6 Jun 2024, 14:33 BST
Authority reference
CA13480 -
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017624
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0433cd 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
23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Feb 2024 → 6 Jun 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    6 Jun 2024, 14:33 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jun 2024, 14:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,786,4601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services Limited£4,786,460 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC Tender for Catering Services · Aspens Services Limited

    Signed
    6 Jun 2024
    Value
    £4,786,460
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Bethany House, Kineton Green Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7EGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Our Lady & All Saints Catholic MACReview body Solihull

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier Ground Floor, Teme House, Worcester, UK, WR5 2RYContact 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