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Published 24 May 2023, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of on-board Food and Beverage

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Wales (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£292,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2023awarded 10 Aug 2023
Awarded to CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED

Re-procurement plannedOnboard Supply of Food, Beverages and Alcohol · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

​​TFW Catering have a requirement for Food & Beverage supplier for our retail and premier restaurant service operations. To supply into Transport for Wales four catering service centres based at Carmarthen, Newport, Shrewsbury, Chester.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales · Carmarthen, Newport, Shrewsbury, Chester.
Extensions: Option to extend for further 1 years.Variant 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 May 2023, 12:22 BST
Last source update
11 Feb 2025, 10:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
C000759.00
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004492
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cefe Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated within procurement documents.

Publisher note: Award notice added as not issued at time of award (WA Ref:148073)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jul 2023 → 11 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Feb 2025, 10:27 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Feb 2025, 10:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £292,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED£292,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Wales

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawRail 3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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