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Published 14 Dec 2021, 17:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Catering Services in Primary Schools

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£100,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2022awarded 22 May 2022
Awarded to Compass Contract Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools for 155 schools, made up from a combination of Primary

Maintained Schools, Special Schools and Primary Academies.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: North East
Extensions: The expected start date for the proposed Agreement is 1st August 2022. The expected end date for the proposed Agreement is 31st July 2025 . The proposed Agreement is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 x 36 months from the actual end date. Making to the maximum potential length of the Agreement 9 years.Variant bids: not allowed
15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

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: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Managing Staff Absence (Planned and Unplanned): 10%
  • Staff Training and Development: 10%
  • Food Supply Chain Management: 15%
  • Core Menu: 15%
  • Plan for Increasing and Maintaining School Meal Uptake: 15%
  • Marketing Plan: 10%
  • price: 15%
  • Social Value (TOMs): 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Managing Staff Absence (Planned and Unplanned): 10%
  • Staff Training and Development: 10%
  • Food Supply Chain Management: 15%
  • Core Menu: 15%
  • Plan for Increasing and Maintaining School Meal Uptake: 15%
  • Marketing Plan: 10%
  • Social Value (TOMs): 10%
  • Price: 15%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
Open 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
14 Dec 2021, 17:15 GMT
Last source update
28 Jul 2022, 15:15 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Jan 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020659
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related productsSchool catering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03011e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Proactis / ProContract · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Language: EN
Submission deadline
21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Jan 2022, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.nepo.org ↗

Timeline

21 Jan 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Jan 2022, 12:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Jul 2022, 15:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Jul 2022, 15:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Compass Contract Services Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
A single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools for 155 schools,…2bids——£90,000,000 – £100,000,000
Whole notice———£90,000,000 – £100,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, DURHAM, North East, DH15UQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • The High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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