Official UK procurement notice
The Mead Educational Trust
Authority: Matriculate Consulting Ltd
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Mead Educational Trust currently has thirteen member academies – five secondary and eight primaries all in Leicester and Leicestershire.
The Trust are looking for potential contractors to demonstrate their relevant experience and expertise to manage quality catering services for its secondary and primary academies from August 2022 with a 3 year contract and the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. New schools joining the Trust may join the contract(s) during the contract term.
The tender is being split into two Lots - Lot 1 Secondaries and Lot 2 Primaries.
The financial structure of Lot 1 will be on a guaranteed annual cost/return model.
Lot 2 will be on a fixed price per meal model
The Trust values the individuality of all member academies and expects bidders to demonstrate a sound appreciation of this in their tender submissions and in any proposed initiatives.
The SQ documentation can be downloaded from the link in 1.1
Indicative timetable
27th January 2022 -ITT commences
31st January 2022 - Tender Meeting(Online)
3rd & 4th February 2022 - Site Visits
1st March 2022 - Tender submission deadline
31st March 2022 - Presentations
1st August 2022 - Contract Comencement
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1The Mead Educational Trust - Secondary School Catering ServicesAwardedRenewal
There are currently 5 secondary schools in the Trust
Rushey Mead Academy
Orchard Mead Academy
Castle Mead Academy
Kibworth Academy
Brook Mead Academy
Lot #2The Mead Educational Trust - Primary School Catering ServicesAwardedRenewal
Abbey Mead Primary Academy, Fosse Mead Primary Academy, Kestrel Mead Primary Academy,Knighton Mead Primary Academy,North Mead Primary Academy, Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy, Thurnby Mead Primary Academy, and Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Dec 2021, 10:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2022, 12:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018898- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fe84Find a Tender
Publisher note: (MT Ref:225971)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Jan 2022 → 11 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected27 Jan 2022
- Notice published11 Jul 2022, 12:08 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Jul 2022, 12:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · The Mead Educational Trust - Secondary School Catering Services1 award | |||
| Compass Group UK & Ireland trading as Chartwells | £3,750,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · The Mead Educational Trust - Primary School Catering Services1 award | |||
| Compass Group UK & Ireland trading as Chartwells | £2,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Mead Educational Trust - Secondary School Catering Services · Compass Group UK & Ireland trading as Chartwells
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2022
- Value
- £3,750,000
- Status
- active
The Mead Educational Trust - Primary School Catering Services · Compass Group UK & Ireland trading as Chartwells
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2022
- Value
- £2,600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · The Mead Educational Trust - Secondary School Catering Services | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · The Mead Educational Trust - Primary School Catering Services | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Compass Group UK & Ireland trading as ChartwellsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.