Official UK procurement notice
UTC Portsmouth - Catering Services
Authority: UTC Portsmouth
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUTC Portsmouth is a college specialising in STEM education for 14-19 year olds. The successful Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full college food catering services for the students and staff.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1UTC Portsmouth is expecting 464 students on roll for the academic year 2022/23 and…Awarded
UTC Portsmouth is expecting 464 students on roll for the academic year 2022/23 and increasing to 500 by 2025. There are currently 35 students are entitled to Free College Meal at £2.40 per meal charged on full price. Current daily FCM uptake is 19 per day.
There is the main Refectory for Year 10 and 11 and a separate outlet for Year 12 and 13 students. TUPE consist of a chef manager and two general assistants.
The contract being tendered is for 3 + 1 + 1 years in duration from 1st January 2023 and will operate on a guaranteed subsidy. The College is keen to reduce the cost of catering through increase uptake by improving food quality and variety. They wish to do so by working closely with a forward thinking supplier through introducing innovative and creative ideas. The provision of the service must demonstrate the best value approach and be flexible in its delivery and operation to ensure that the needs and ethos of the College are supported
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
- 3 Aug 2022, 18:09 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2022, 15:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CA10925 -- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031268- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0358bbFind 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
- 13 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Timeline
13 Oct 2022 → 4 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
- Notice published4 Nov 2022, 15:10 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Nov 2022, 15:10 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink | £280,683 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UTC Portsmouth - Catering Services · Caterlink
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2022
- Value
- £280,683
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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.