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Published 14 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

St James and Blessed Dominic Schools Catering

Official notice

Authority: St James and Blessed Dominic Schools Catering (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,860,000exc. VAT16.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2024awarded 3 Dec 2024
Awarded to Innovate IFG

What is being bought

Published requirement description

St James Catholic Secondary School and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School share the same site in Grand Strand, Barnet. Both schools are in the Diocese of Westminster.St James was founded by the Dominican sisters in 1934. It is an Ofsted rated Good Secondary with a successful Sixth Form and a roll of over 1,250 students and 19% FSM eligibility. There is well equipped kitchen that services both Secondary and Primary Phases – an internal corridor is used to access the Primary serving area. There are two busy external pods on site.Blessed Dominic was founded in 1971 and has over 450 primary students and has 18% FSM Eligibility, noting free school meal funding for all KS23 students is in place until July 2024. Both schools are registered with Healthy Schools London and Blessed Dominic has a Gold award.The incumbent caterer is Impact Food Group and both catering teams are well-regarded by the school. Given the unique nature of the operation both schools are being tendered as one L

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,860,000
Delivery: London · St James Catholic High School, Great Strand, Colindale, London, NW9 5PE and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School, Great Strand, Colindale, London, NW9 5PE
Extensions: The contract is for an initial three year term. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two years subject to mutual agreement, based on strong financial and qualitative performance by mutual agreement.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Yes
First published
14 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
Last source update
8 Dec 2024, 19:38 GMT
Authority reference
CCL_025
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039519
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0425a5 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

4000/4000

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 Jan 2024, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

16 Jan 2024 → 8 Dec 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Jan 2024, 13:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    8 Dec 2024, 19:38 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Dec 2024, 19:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,169,3051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Innovate IFGSt James Catholic Secondary School£2,169,305 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • St James Catholic Secondary School · Innovate IFG

    Signed
    3 Dec 2024
    Value
    £2,169,305
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St James and Blessed Dominic Schools Catering

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation URN 101364 Great Strand, Colindale, London, London, NW9 5PEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body Royal Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Innovate IFGAwarded supplier Impact Food Group Ground Floor, North Wing, St. Andrews House, West Street, Woking, South East, GU21 6EBContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.