Official UK procurement notice
South Pennine Academies - Outsourced Catering Services
Authority: South Pennine Academies (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Pennine Academies - Outsourced Catering Services
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1South Pennine Academies wish to appoint one supplier to service its catering servicesAwardedPublished value£5,500,000
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%
- Financial Schedules: 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%
- Financial Schedules: 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
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: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL - 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: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
- 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
- 25 Apr 2023, 10:03 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2023, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA12150 - Open- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018573- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c3cfFind 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
- 30 May 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Timeline
26 May 2023 → 29 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened26 May 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 May 2023, 17:00 BST
- Notice published29 Jun 2023, 15:48 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2023- Deadline moved to 30 May 2023, 17:00 BST19 May 2023, 16:04 BST+4 days · was 26 May 2023, 17:00 BST
- Status changed to complete29 Jun 2023, 15:48 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 26 May 2023 | 30 May 2023 | +4 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 26 May 2023 | 30 May 2023 | +4 d |
Extension
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink | £5,570,201 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
South Pennine Academies - Outsourced Catering Services · Caterlink
- Signed
- 29 Jun 2023
- Value
- £5,570,201
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TenetReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CaterlinkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.