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Published 18 Jan 2023, 09:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TrustEd CSAT Alliance Contract for Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: Trust.Ed CSAT Alliance

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£4,179,384exc. VAT25.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Feb 2023awarded 14 Jun 2023
Awarded to Caterlink

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To supply catering services to TrustEd CSAT Alliance in Shropshire

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Trust.Ed CSAT Alliance is a Multi Academy Trust of nine academies based in south and…AwardedPublished value£4,179,384

Trust.Ed CSAT Alliance is a Multi Academy Trust of nine academies based in south and central Shropshire, working together as a supportive local family of schools. It is a mixed MAT with both Church and non-Church schools.

They require a catering service at 9 of their schools (secondary and primary) at Bridgnorth, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Pontesbury and Shrewsbury. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1at August 2023 with an option to extend for a further one plus one years, which will be measured on the achievement of agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

The Trust is seeking a partnership to continue to maximise the opportunity of the catering facilities within the Trust and to further enhance the dining experience for both staff and students. There is an opportunity to consider investment proposals which can be used to update the current facilities.

Delivery: West Midlands · Shropshire and Staffordshire
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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
Quality: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 15%
  • Relationship Management & Support: 15%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10%
  • Commercial & Financial: 30%
  • Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Food Quality & Variety of Healthy Meal Choices: 20.00%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 15.00%
  • Relationship Management & Support: 15.00%
  • Corporate & Social Responsibility: 5.00%
  • Added Value: 5.00%
  • Clarification Meeting: 10.00%
  • Commercial & Financial: 30.00%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Tenderer must be established in the field and financially secure with a minimum of 3 years trading history and able to demonstrate suitable expertise in the catering sector within the Education sector

What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
18 Jan 2023, 09:34 GMT
Last source update
14 Jun 2023, 16:03 BST
Authority reference
CA11713 -
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016922
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03985e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

A statement of the tenderer's turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Abbreviated audited accounts for previous 3 years trading will be required.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
17 Feb 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Feb 2023 → 14 Jun 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Feb 2023, 10:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    14 Jun 2023, 16:03 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jun 2023, 16:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,236,6721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Caterlink£5,236,672 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TrustEd CSAT Alliance Contract for Catering Services · Caterlink

    Signed
    14 Jun 2023
    Value
    £5,236,672
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Trust.Ed CSAT Alliance

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Bridgnorth, Shropshire, West Midlands, WV16 5JDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CaterlinkAwarded supplier Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, UK, RG6 1PTContact email, phone

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