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Published 4 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: The Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£3,840,000≈ £640k / year
Submissions closed 13 Dec 2024
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for The Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 6 yrsPublished value£3,840,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2031 (6 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Warwickshire
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

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
Closed
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
4 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035693
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b3d2 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. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Alcester:-School-catering-services./2PSQ2986RU To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/2PSQ2986RU GO Reference: GO-2024114-PRO-28387454

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

4 Nov 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    20 Jan 2025
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation St Nicholas Primary School, St Faith’s Road, Alcester, West Midlands, B49 6AGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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