Official UK procurement notice
S4S Cluster 10 ~ Catering Tender
Authority: S4S Cluster 10·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender process is a collaborative project, undertaken by The Litmus Partnership Ltd on behalf of Services4Schools (S4S). S4S are conducting a tender process for five Schools, known as Cluster 10.
Please submit your bid for BOTH Lots using the below links:
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£4,412,827 together)Lot #1Published value£3,223,094
Lot #2Published value£1,189,733
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 27 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021799- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eaccFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-West-Midlands:-School-catering-services./Y269K8527R" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-West-Midlands:-School-catering-services./Y269K8527R</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Y269K8527R" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Y269K8527R</a> GO Reference: GO-2023727-PRO-23508254
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Jul 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published27 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Brockmoor Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Maidensbridge Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Rakegate Primary SchoolContracting authority
- St Michael’s C of E (Aided) Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Stow Heath Primary SchoolContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria