Official UK procurement notice
Staffordshire Primary School Cluster
Authority: Staffordshire Primary School Cluster (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSix independent primary schools located across Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire have clustered together to tender their catering services for a 1 January 2023 contract start date. Hugo Meynell C of E VC Primary School - Market Drayton St Giles' and St George's C of E Primary School - Newcastle under Lyme Co-op Academy Friarswood - Newcastle Under Lyme Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff - Stoke on Trent Hassell Community Primary School - Newcastle under Lyme Sir John Offley CE (VC) Primary School - Madeley Across the schools there are approximately 1600 students.
CPV: School meals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The six schools are looking to appoint one catering contractor across all schools for…Awarded
The six schools are looking to appoint one catering contractor across all schools for a contract period of 3 years with an option to extend up to a maximum additional 24 months. Additional information: To express an interest in this contract notice please complete and return the Supplier Questionnaire attached by the required date/time.
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 (8)
- Financial: 21%
- Contract Terms: 2%
- Menus/Tariff: 10%
- QA & KPI's: 12%
- Marketing/Communication: 8%
- TUPE: 10%
- Presentation/Interview: 30%
- Sustainability: 7%
Published award criteria (8)
- Financial: 21
- Contract Terms: 2
- Menus/Tariff: 10
- QA & KPI's: 12
- Marketing/Communication: 8
- Sustainability: 7
- TUPE: 10
- Presentation/Interview: 30
- Suitability
Companies will have experience in providing quality primary school catering, with significant contract support and development.
- Price carries 93 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.3 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jun 2022, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015984- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0347d3Find a Tender
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. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786552603" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=786552603</a> GO Reference: GO-202366-PRO-23131625
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jul 2022, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 1080 days from the deadline
Timeline
25 Jul 2022 → 6 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 Jul 2022, 09:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected12 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published6 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jun 2023, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midshire Signature Services Limited | £1,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015984-2023-1 · Midshire Signature Services Limited
- Signed
- 2 Nov 2022
- Value
- £1,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Midshire Signature Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.