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Published 1 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Valentines High School ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Valentines High School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,050,000≈ £350k / year32.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2024awarded 1 Jul 2024
Awarded to Accent Catering
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Aug 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Valentines High School.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Valentines…Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£1,050,000

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Valentines High School.

Contract value = £350k p.a

The successful tenderer will be required to provide catering services at

Valentines High School

Cranbrook Road

Gants Hill

Ilford

Essex

IG2 6HX

The contract being tendered is for 36 months in duration from August 2024 until July 2027.

1.There are currently up to 1650 students and 150 teaching and non-teaching staff within the School.

2.The School day begins at 8:30 hours and ends at 15:15 hours. Lunch break runs from 13:00 until 14:00 hours. The site closes at 19:00

3.The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days.

4.Five days are to be used for staff professional development, which means that the school will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days.

5.The school site is constantly evolving and it is expected that the new contractor will become involved with the growth and enhancement of the catering services to students and staff

More information about Valentines high School can be found by visiting the school’s web page at www.valentines-school.org.uk ↗

See SQ Documentation for more information. Additional information: Please be aware that this opportunity is now closed and this is the Contract Award Notice.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · Essex
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
1 Dec 2023, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
3 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031640
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042111 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. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=893221977 GO Reference: GO-2024103-PRO-27905676

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

12 Jan 2024 → 3 Oct 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    12 Feb 2024
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    3 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Oct 2024, 10:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,386,9701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Accent Catering £1,386,970 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 031640-2024-1 · Accent Catering

    Signed
    1 Jul 2024
    Value
    £1,386,970
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Valentines High School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex, East of England, IG2 6HXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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