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Published 11 Feb 2021, 12:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Catering Services to the Metropolitan Police Service

Official notice

Authority: The Metropolitan Police Federation (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£8,400,000total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2021awarded 1 Aug 2022
Awarded to Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited trading as ESS Government Services2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 19 Oct 2027 · starts 20 Oct 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply of Catering and Canteen Services to the Metropolitan Police Service

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering equipment · Catering supplies · Event services · Vending machines · Vending-machine ingredients

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£8,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Staff and Officers CateringAwarded UK, London 5 yrsPublished value£2,000,000

Staff restaurants - the provision of a food service to both officers and police staff on four MPS premises and to scope the commercial viability for three smaller sites. The type of services varies across the MPS estate depending on the number of officers/staff based at particular locations. This is a service that officers/staff pay for at point of sale. We seek to deliver this on a nil subsidy basis.

Contract period: 20 Oct 2022 – 19 Oct 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK, London · LONDON
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2Operational and Detainee FeedingAwarded UK 5 yrsPublished value£6,000,000

Operational feeding - This is the provision of food and drinks to police officers involved in public order events and incidents both planned and unplanned.

Hospitality - This is the provision of food and beverages services for a rage of events for officers, staff and guests predominantly in three main buildings across the MPS Estate.

Vending - To provide and manage the vending requirements across the estate

To supply detainee meals for custody suites

Contract period: 20 Oct 2022 – 19 Oct 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK · LONDON
Variant 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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Included in tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 10 points.

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
11 Feb 2021, 12:58 GMT
Last source update
25 Aug 2022, 13:09 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023772
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering equipmentCatering suppliesEvent servicesVending machinesVending-machine ingredients
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029256 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 May 2021 → 20 Oct 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    11 May 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    29 Nov 2021
  4. Notice published
    25 Aug 2022, 13:09 BST
  5. Contract starts
    20 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2021
  1. Published value published: £8,400,000
    22 Oct 2021, 18:25 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    22 Oct 2021, 18:25 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    22 Oct 2021, 18:25 BST
  4. Deadline published: 10 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
    22 Oct 2021, 18:25 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    22 Oct 2021, 18:25 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2022, 13:09 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    25 Aug 2022, 13:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £4,002,3082 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Aug 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Staff and Officers Catering5bids———
2 · Operational and Detainee Feeding4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Metropolitan Police Federation

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2nd Floor, Kilburn Police Station,39 Salusbury Road, Queen's Park, LONDON, London, NW66LTContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mayors Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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