Official UK procurement notice
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust (Education)·Consortium: 14 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSAST is a family of 18 Primary and Secondary schools across Dorset and Somerset, working together to deliver educational excellence for all of the children within these communities. More information with regards to the Trust can be found here: www.sast.org.uk ↗ The Trust is seeking to ensure best value from the catering provision at its’ schools. Across the schools at present, there are some in house catering solutions, some contracted solutions, some schools that are hub kitchens and some that have their meals delivered in. This tender provides the opportunity to consolidate, streamline and improve the catering provision across the Trust, under one contracted provider.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,675,000
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).
- Price
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
- 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
- 29 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2024, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017435- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041ddaFind 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. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=866757515 GO Reference: GO-202465-PRO-26436116
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Jan 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected1 Mar 2024
- Notice published5 Jun 2024, 14:05 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2024, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services Limited | £3,422,903 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017435-2024-1 · Aspens Services Limited
- Signed
- 24 May 2024
- Value
- £3,422,903
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
14 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Buckland Newton CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Charlton Horethorne CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- King Arthur’s SchoolContracting authority
- Motcombe CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Shaftesbury CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- Shaftesbury SchoolContracting authority
- Shillingstone CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- St Andrew's CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- St Andrew's Yetminster CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- St Mary's CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- St Nicholas CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
- The Gryphon SchoolContracting authority
- Thornford CE Primary SchoolContracting authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria