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Published 2 Aug 2023, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St John Rigby College ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: St John Rigby College (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,968,780≈ £394k / year
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2023awarded 9 Feb 2023
Awarded to CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

St John Rigby is officially one of the highest performing colleges in the country with student numbers currently 1356, expected to rise September 2023. All students have timetables that mean that they are in college every day.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,968,780
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: North West · Greater Manchester
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
  • 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
2 Aug 2023, 19:05 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2024, 14:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009627
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec96 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=851540200" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=851540200</a> GO Reference: GO-2024325-PRO-25579968

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

8 Sept 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Mar 2024, 14:05 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2024, 14:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,6921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)£600,692 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St John Rigby College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan, North West, WN5 0LJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cater Link LimitedAwarded supplier03732298 Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, South East, RG6 1PT

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria