Official UK procurement notice
Therfield School - Open Catering Tender
Authority: Tenet Education Services Ltd·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFTS Open Tender for 3 years with 2 optional 1 year extension
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Mixed secondary school based in Leatherhead, Surrey with 988 on roll with growing…Awarded
Mixed secondary school based in Leatherhead, Surrey with 988 on roll with growing numbers - Expect Y7 numbers to continue to be in the region of 200-232 per year
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 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%
- 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: 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
- 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 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Mar 2022, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CA9519 - Mary Bee- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008387- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f9d2Find a Tender
- 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- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Jan 2022 → 29 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Bids opened28 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline17 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published29 Mar 2022, 12:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2021- Deadline moved to 17 Feb 2022, 17:00 GMT8 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT+20 days · was 28 Jan 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete29 Mar 2022, 12:30 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 28 Jan 2022 | 17 Feb 2022 | +20 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 28 Jan 2022 | 17 Feb 2022 | +20 d |
Extension
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Therfield School - Open Catering Tender · Caterlink
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Therfield SchoolContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TenetReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CaterlinkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.