Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
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: 19 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 19 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-022551
Classification (CPV): School catering services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ31)South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048303 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. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Kent:-School-catering-services./Q39J3Q757N To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/Q39J3Q757N GO Reference: GO-2024719-PRO-26939971

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en

Timeline

19 Jul 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates

Notice published
19 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
Submission deadline
30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Invitations to tender expected
4 Nov 2024
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

25 public bodies on the notice

Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation New Horizons Children’s Academy, ChathamPark Crescent, Chatham, Kent, South East, ME4 6NRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

All Faiths Children’s AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
Brixham CollegeContracting authority Devon, South WestContact email
Cedar Children’s AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolContracting authority Essex, East of EnglandContact email
Curledge Street AcademyContracting authority Devon, South WestContact email
Furzeham Primary & Nursery SchoolContracting authority Devon, South WestContact email
Goodwin AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
Holcombe Grammar SchoolContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
Kings Ash AcademyContracting authority Paignton, South WestContact email
Maritime AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
Meon Infant SchoolContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
Meon Junior SchoolContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
Moorings Way Primary SchoolContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
New Horizons Children’s AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
New Horizons Primary SchoolContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
Paignton AcademyContracting authority Paignton, South WestContact email
Penbridge Infant SchoolContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
Penbridge Junior SchoolContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
Plymouth High School for GirlsContracting authority Plymouth, South WestContact email
Plympton AcademyContracting authority Plymouth, South WestContact email
The Gordon Children’s AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
The Portsmouth AcademyContracting authority Portsmouth, South EastContact email
The Rochester Grammar SchoolContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email
The Victory AcademyContracting authority Kent, South EastContact email

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