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Published 1 Sept 2022, 14:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Edge Schools' Federation Tender for Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: The Edge School's Federation (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£199,699exc. VAT7.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2022awarded 6 Dec 2022
Awarded to Shire Services (Shropshire Council Food Enterprise Centre)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To supply catering services to The Edge Schools' Federation, Much Wenlock, Shropshire

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Edge Schools’ Federation is a federation of three small, village schools: Brockton…AwardedPublished value£199,699

The Edge Schools’ Federation is a federation of three small, village schools: Brockton Church of England Primary School, Church Preen Primary School and Wistanstow Church of England Primary School who have been working closely together since September 2016. These schools are at the heart of their small village communities.

Brockton CE School, Brockton, Much Wenlock TF13 6JR - A primary school for pupils aged 5-11 situated at Brockton, near Much Wenlock. There are currently circa 60 pupils on roll

Church Preen Primary School, Church Preen, Much Wenlock, SY6 7LH - A primary school for pupils aged 5-11 years situated at Church Preen near Much Wenlock. There are currently circa 60 pupils on roll

Wistanstow CE Primary School, Craven Arms, SY7 8DQ - A primary school for pupils aged 5-11 years situated at Craven Arms, Shropshire. There are currently circa 65 pupils on roll.

The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing from Saturday 1st April 2023 with an option to extend

Delivery: West Midlands · Shropshire and Staffordshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–8 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: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 25%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 20%
  • Contract Support: 20%
  • Technical Expertise: 10%
  • Financial Schedules: 25%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 25.00%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 20.00%
  • Contract Support: 20.00%
  • Technical Expertise: 10.00%
  • Financial Schedules: 25.00%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in the catering sector within the Education sector

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
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
1 Sept 2022, 14:24 BST
Last source update
7 Dec 2022, 17:12 GMT
Authority reference
CA11032 -
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034707
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0364d5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.

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
30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Sept 2022 → 7 Dec 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    7 Dec 2022, 17:12 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Dec 2022, 17:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £214,6661 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shire Services (Shropshire Council Food Enterprise Centre)£214,666 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Edge School's Federation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Church Preen, Much Wenlock, West Midlands, SY6 7LHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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