Official UK procurement notice
Transported School Meal Deliveries
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and the Highland Council have appointed contractors to meet their requirements for transportation of school meals.
- Recurrence: 2-4 years time
CPV: Catering services · School catering services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£908,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Aberdeen City Council - Transportation of School Meal DeliveriesAwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
This requirement was for the provision of a school nursery meal collection and delivery service, from school kitchens preparing meals to school nurseries within Aberdeen city that do not have a kitchen.
Lot #2Aberdeenshire Council - Transported School Meal DeliveriesAwardedRenewalPublished value£528,000
The requirement is for the provision of a school meal collection and delivery service, from school kitchens preparing meals to schools within Aberdeenshire that do not have a kitchen
Lot #3The Highland Council - Transported School Meal DeliveriesAwardedRenewalPublished value£260,000
This Contract provides for Transported School Meals Delivery – the transportation of food containers from one Highland Council establishment to another.
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
All drivers and vehicles must be compliant with current legal requirements.
- Economic & financial standing
The Council will use an independent credit scoring organisation, namely CreditSafe, to conduct appropriate financial probity checks.
Result of Credit Report: If the Credit Report of any bidder contains a risk rating between Very High Risk – Moderate Risk, bidders will be given an opportunity to provide additional information which will be taken into account during the Council’s assessment. Where it is considered that the additional supporting information does not provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that risk is mitigated, the bidder may be awarded a mark of fail and subsequently disqualified.
Tenderers must have the following levels of insurance in place
-Vehicle Insurance
-Employers Liability of 5m GBP
-Public Liability Insurance of 5m GBP for each and every claim.
Minimum: Vehicle Insurance -Vehicle Insurance -Employers Liability of 5m GBP -Public Liability Insurance of 5m GBP for each and every claim. - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers are required to provide two examples of similar or equivalent experience within the last 3 years.
Minimum: 2 examples of providing similar or equivalent services within the last 3 years.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · 2-4 years time
- First published
- 6 Aug 2021, 17:15 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2022, 16:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2021 – …
- Authority reference
000-UTEW6462- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009409- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d211Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:672858)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2021 → 7 Apr 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published7 Apr 2022, 16:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2022, 16:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Aberdeen City Council - Transportation of School Meal Deliveries1 award | |||
| Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPSME | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Aberdeenshire Council - Transported School Meal Deliveries1 award | |||
| Kininmonth Cabs Ltd, Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPSMEjoint award | £528,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · The Highland Council - Transported School Meal Deliveries1 award | |||
| Gus's TaxisSME, Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPSMEjoint award | £260,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Aberdeen City Council - Transportation of School Meal Deliveries · Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPSME
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2021
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Aberdeenshire Council - Transported School Meal Deliveries · Kininmonth Cabs Ltd, Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPSME
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2021
- Value
- £528,000
- Status
- active
The Highland Council - Transported School Meal Deliveries · Gus's TaxisSME, Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPSME
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2021
- Value
- £260,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Aberdeen City Council - Transportation of School Meal Deliveries | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Aberdeenshire Council - Transported School Meal Deliveries | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · The Highland Council - Transported School Meal Deliveries | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aberdeenshire CouncilContracting authority
- The Highland CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Local Sheriff Court in each region relevant to the CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Gus's TaxisAwarded supplier
- Kininmonth Cabs LtdAwarded supplier
- Sheridan Myers Management Services LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.