Official UK procurement notice
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Outsourced Catering Services
Authority: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University currently has 1,070 full time students with an average daily attendance of 900 onsite.
The University is opened 3 x 10 Weeks (Oct – Dec, Jan – Mar, Apr – Jun) and 1 x 10 weeks additional for Postgraduate.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2027 with the option to extend for 2 x 1 year extension.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£780,000
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 (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20%
- Account Management: 10%
- People and Mobilisation: 10%
- Menu and Food Experience: 20%
- Presentation: 25%
- price: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20.00%
- Account Management: 10.00%
- People and Mobilisation: 10.00%
- Menu and Food Experience: 20.00%
- Presentation: 25.00%
- Price: 15.00%
- 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
Assets must be higher than liabilities to be considered.
Minimum: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5,000,000 Public Liability and Employers Liability. - 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: At Stage 1 Suppliers must pass all questions and achieve a minimum score of 8 out of 12 to progress to Stage 2.
- 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jan 2024, 13:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2024, 08:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CA13432 -- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015227- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042d8eFind a Tender
- 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
- 27 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Mar 2024 → 14 May 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published14 May 2024, 08:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 May 2024, 08:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas & Tate Limited | £1,000,296 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Outsourced Catering Services · Thomas & Tate Limited
- Signed
- 14 May 2024
- Value
- £1,000,296
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thomas & Tate LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.