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Published 14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Thornton Primary School ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Thornton Primary School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£800,000≈ £160k / year
Submissions closed 25 Feb 2022awarded 17 Jun 2022
Awarded to MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Thornton Primary School, Thornton Road, Birmingham, B8 2LQ.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Thornton…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£800,000

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Thornton Primary School.

The catering service provision at the schools has been operated by ABM and has not been market tested for 3 years. To ensure Best Value principles are applied the Headteacher and School Governors have made a decision to tender the catering service.

Thornton Primary School has 531 pupils (2020-21 roll); there are entitled to 216 FSM

The chosen Supplier will have as a minimum The Soil Association Food for Life Silver Catering Award and aspire to reach Gold standard within 12 months.

The new contract will commence on 1 September 2022, for an initial 3year term with the option of additional 2 x 1 year extensions.

The staff are currently employed by ABM, to manage and oversee the catering service and therefore TUPE Regulations including pension rights will apply to this contract.

The current value of the contract is approximately £160,000 per annum, which includes children, adult meals, and limited hospitality

Please see SQ Document for further details.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
  • 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
14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
Last source update
2 Aug 2022, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021115
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030b58 Find a Tender

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. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=710426453 GO Reference: GO-202282-PRO-20718391

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

25 Feb 2022 → 1 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    21 Mar 2022
  3. Notice published
    2 Aug 2022, 14:05 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Aug 2022, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £246,7571 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED£246,757 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 021115-2022-001215-1 · MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED

    Signed
    17 Jun 2022
    Value
    £246,757
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thornton Primary School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Thornton Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2LQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Miquill Catering LtdAwarded supplier06886456 Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Road, Whittington, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2RY

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