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Published 8 Apr 2022, 12:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Cam Academy Trust - Outsourced Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: The CAM Academy Trust (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£2,053,321published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 May 2022awarded 22 Jun 2022
Awarded to Caterlink

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cam Academy Trust - Outsourced Catering Services to the following schools within the Trust:

  • Hartford Infants and Juniors Schools
  • Jeavons Wood Primary School
  • Gamlingay Village Primary School
  • Thongsley Fields Primary School
  • Everton Heath Primary School
  • Offord Primary School
  • Melbourn Village College

CPV: Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The tender being issued is for the outsourced catering to the following schools within…Awarded

The tender being issued is for the outsourced catering to the following schools within the Trust:

  • Hartford Infants and Juniors Schools (Infant roll number 172 / Junior roll number 240)
  • Jeavons Wood Primary School (roll number 420)
  • Gamlingay Village Primary School (roll number 384)
  • Thongsley Fields Primary School (roll number 245)
  • Everton Heath Primary School (roll number 77)
  • Offord Primary School (roll number 84)
  • Melbourn Village College (roll number 605 Year 7 to 11)

The primary schools currently outsource their catering and Melbourn Village College, the only secondary school, operates in-house. Everton Health Primary have their meals delivered in from Gamlingay Village Primary.

Please note that the Trust is looking to appoint one contractor across all schools. As a Trust who are continually seeking ways to improve and development the ethos and environment for pupils, students and staff, to give them the facilities they deserve and need to meet the challenges of the 21

Delivery: East of England · Cambridgeshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)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: 85%Price: 15%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20%
  • Account Management: 10%
  • People and Mobilisation: 10%
  • Menu and Food Experience: 20%
  • Presentation: 25%
  • price: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Innovation, Investment and Added Value: 20.00%
  • Account Management: 10.00%
  • People and Mobilisation: 10.00%
  • Menu and Food Experience: 20.00%
  • Presentation: 25.00%
  • Price: 15.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Turnover: Assets must be higher than liabilities to be considered Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: At Stage 1 suppliers must pass all pass fail questions and achieve a minimum score of 8 out of 12 to progress to stage 2.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Apr 2022, 12:15 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2022, 08:57 BST
Award evaluation window
26 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
CA10298 -
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016991
Classification (CPV)
Catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032b9f Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
26 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 May 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 May 2022 → 22 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 May 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 May 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jun 2022, 08:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2022, 08:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,053,3211 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Caterlink£2,053,321 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Cam Academy Trust - Outsourced Catering Services · Caterlink

    Signed
    22 Jun 2022
    Value
    £2,053,321
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Cam Academy Trust

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation c/o Comberton Village College, West St, Cambridge, East of England, CB23 7DUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • TenetReview body Salford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CaterlinkAwarded supplier Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, UK, RG6 1PTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.