Official UK procurement notice
School catering - Symphony Learning Trust
Authority: Symphony Learning Trust
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF22)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2023awarded 21 Jul 2023
Awarded to Relish School Food Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of cooking and service of school meals to pupils in all of Symphony Learning Trust's schools
CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of catering services to primary schools operated by Symphony Learning TrustAwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Contract Management: 21%
- Catering Service: 30%
- Contract Mobilisation: 9%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Contract Management: 21
- Catering Service: 30
- Contract Mobilisation: 9
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Mar 2023, 08:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2023, 12:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Apr 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021104- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b21aFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As defined in the associated documentation
Publisher note: (MT Ref:229906)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Apr 2023, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Apr 2023 → 21 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Apr 2023, 09:00 BST
- Notice published21 Jul 2023, 12:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2023, 12:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relish School Food LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021104-2023-SLT2023-Catering-1 · Relish School Food LtdSME
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of catering services to primary schools operated by Symphony Learning Trust | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | £182,142 – £362,343 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £182,142 – £362,343 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Relish School Food LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria