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Published 24 Jan 2022, 12:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust Catering contract

Official notice

Authority: The Sustainable Catering Consultancy·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£2,900,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2022awarded 20 May 2022
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Catering tender to manage the catering services for the 14 schools of the Trust

CPV: Canteen and catering services · School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1There are 13 primary schools and 1 through school covering the areas of Peterborough,…Awarded

There are 13 primary schools and 1 through school covering the areas of Peterborough, St Neots and Royston. A caterer is required who can deliver an excellent catering service that focuses on high quality and increasing meal uptake.

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)Second stage: 5–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Food, Service, Suatainability: 60%
  • Finance: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Food, Service, Suatainability: 60.00%
  • Finance: 40.00%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jan 2022, 12:40 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2022, 13:12 BST
Authority reference
CA9812 - SCCDLPT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013609
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesSchool catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030e6f Find a Tender

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
24 Feb 2022, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Feb 2022 → 20 May 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Feb 2022, 10:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    20 May 2022, 13:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 May 2022, 13:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 20 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services Limited£2,900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust Catering contract · Aspens Services Limited

    Signed
    20 May 2022
    Value
    £2,900,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Sustainable Catering Consultancy

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 27 Kestrel Close, Cambridge, East of England, CB248ANContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier Ground Floor, Teme House, Worcester, UK, WR5 2RYContact email, phone

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