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Published 13 Jul 2021, 15:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for Supply & Distribution of Ambient,Chilled,Frozen, Fresh Meat & Fresh Produce products to Keswick School

Official notice

Authority: Pelican Procurement Services by Avendra International Ltd C/O Keswick School (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£243,525total for 3 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2024awarded 13 Jan 2025
Awarded to Birtwistles Catering Butchers +2 more6 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply & Distribution of Ambient, Chilled, Frozen, Fresh Meat & Fresh Produce products to Keswick School

CPV: Bovine meat · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Fruit vegetables · Fruit, vegetables and related products · Lamb and mutton · Meat · Offal · Pork · Poultry · Various meats · Vegetables, fruits and nuts

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£433,892 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Ambient, Chilled and Frozen ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£334,574

Supply & Distribution of Ambient, Shilled & Frozen Products to Keswick School

Delivery: North West · Keswick School Vicarage Hill Keswick Cumbria CA12 5QB
Extensions: Additions and removals of product where appropriate throughout the term of the contract · With an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months (1+1 Years)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Fresh Meat ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£56,000

Supply & Distribution of Fresh Meat products to Keswick School

Delivery: North West · Keswick School Vicarage Hill Keswick Cumbria CA12 5QB
Extensions: Additions and removals of product where appropriate throughout the term of the contract · With an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months (1+1 Years)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Fresh ProduceAwardedRenewalPublished value£43,318

Supply & Distribution of Fresh Produce to Keswick School

Delivery: North West · Keswick School Vicarage Hill Keswick Cumbria CA12 5QB
Extensions: Additions and removals of product where appropriate throughout the term of the contract · With an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months (1+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

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

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Products25%70%5%
2 · Fresh Meat Products30%65%5%
3 · Fresh Produce30%65%5%
Lot distribution rule: Keswick School reserves the right to award lots 1, 2 and 3 together on a sole supply basis.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65–70 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 65 points.

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
13 Jul 2021, 15:14 BST
Last source update
13 Feb 2025, 11:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
KS01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004886
Classification (CPV)
Bovine meatFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsFruit vegetablesFruit, vegetables and related productsLamb and muttonMeatOffalPorkPoultryVarious meats
+1 moreVegetables, fruits and nuts
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c775 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (MT Ref:233788)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
7 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Nov 2024 → 13 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    13 Feb 2025, 11:16 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Nov 2021, 11:55 GMT
  2. Published value updated to £433,893
    9 Oct 2024, 09:53 BST
    was £243,525
  3. Status changed to active
    9 Oct 2024, 09:53 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 7 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
    9 Oct 2024, 09:53 BST
    +1179 days · was 16 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    9 Oct 2024, 09:53 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    13 Feb 2025, 11:16 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-07: 1 release · 13 Jul 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £615,0316 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 125 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 13 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Products2 awards
Bidfood£288,079 †—Awarded
Caterite Food and Wineservice LTDSMEAmbient, Chilled & Frozen£181,400 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Fresh Meat Products2 awards
Birtwistles Catering Butchers£48,173 †—Awarded
Caterite Food and Wineservice LTDSMEFresh Meat£41,600 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Fresh Produce2 awards
Bidfood£35,279 †—Awarded
Caterite Food and Wineservice LTDSMEFruit & Vegetables£20,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Products4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——
2 · Fresh Meat Products4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——
3 · Fresh Produce4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Pelican Procurement Services by Avendra International Ltd C/O Keswick School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Ascent 4, Farnborough Aerospace Centre, Farnborough, North West, GU14 6XNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Keswick School c/o Pelican Procurement ServicesContracting authorityRegional or local authorityEducation Farnborough, UKContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • BidfoodAwarded supplier 814 Leigh Road, Slough, South East, SL1 4BDContact phone
  • Birtwistles Catering ButchersAwarded supplier 1 Ferrous Way, Northbank Ind Park, Manchester, UK, M44 5FSContact phone
  • Caterite Food and Wineservice LTDAwarded supplier Embleton, Cockermouth, North West, CA13 9YAContact phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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