Find a TenderAwarded
Published 20 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Harrow Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: The Harrow Schools Consortium (Education)·Consortium: 13 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£14,050,000≈ £2.8m / year
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2023awarded 19 Dec 2023
Awarded to CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

12 schools within the Harrow area requiring catering services.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£14,050,000

Please see SQ document for more information. Additional information: Please note this is a Contract Award Notice. This contract has been awarded.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London · Harrow and Hillingdon
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
  • Price

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
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
20 Jul 2023, 12:05 BST
Last source update
1 May 2024, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014108
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e3c3 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. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=859285745 GO Reference: GO-202451-PRO-25920353

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

19 Aug 2023 → 1 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    25 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    1 May 2024, 16:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 May 2024, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £24,661,2161 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)£24,661,216 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

13 public bodies on the notice

The Harrow Schools Consortium

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 73 - 77 Lowlands Road, Harrow, London, HA1 3AWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Aylward Primary SchoolContracting authority Stanmore, LondonContact email
  • Bentley Wood High SchoolContracting authority Middlesex, LondonContact email
  • Canons High SchoolContracting authority Edgware, LondonContact email
  • Earlsmead Primary SchoolContracting authority Middlesex, LondonContact email
  • Harrow High SchoolContracting authority Harrow, LondonContact email
  • Hatch End High SchoolContracting authority Middlesex, LondonContact email
  • Nower Hill High SchoolContracting authority Middlesex, LondonContact email
  • Park High SchoolContracting authority Middlesex, LondonContact email
  • Pinner High SchoolContracting authority Pinner, LondonContact email
  • Rooks Heath SchoolContracting authority Harrow, LondonContact email
  • The Jubilee AcademyContracting authority Harrow, LondonContact email
  • Whitmore High SchoolContracting authority Harrow, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cater Link LtdAwarded supplier03732298 Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, South East, RG6 1PT

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