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Published 14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

School Meals Catering Service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: London (UKI63)

Awarded value£19,839,685published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Apr 2021

Awarded to Caterlink

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Merton (the ‘Council’) invites suitably experienced and capable organisations to bid to deliver its School Meals Catering Service – referred to as the ‘Service’ - across 42 Primary and Special schools within the borough.

The Council is seeking to procure a school meals catering service for its primary and special schools. As set out in the Service Specification, the Bidder will provide catering for school pupils and staff primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) during the lunchtime period. The Bidder will offer a midday meal in accordance with the relevant standards at an agreed meal price.

Additional services for further sites may be required

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

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: 50%Price: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 50
Price: 50

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
Last source update: 14 Apr 2021, 13:51 BST
Authority reference: DN514720
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-007813
Classification (CPV): School catering services
Delivery area: London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a5f6 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £19,839,6851 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 61 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Caterlink	£19,839,685 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007813-2021-1 · Caterlink
Signed
13 Apr 2021
Value
£19,839,685
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Caterlink LimitedAwarded supplier 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, London, RG6 1PT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.