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Published 4 Mar 2022, 11:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vanguard Learning Trust - catering contract

Official notice

Authority: The Sustainable Catering Consultancy·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£27,683,072published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Apr 2022awarded 30 May 2022
Awarded to Cucina Restaurants Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of catering services to three schools of the Vanguard Learning Trust

CPV: Canteen and catering services · School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A professional caterer is required to manage the catering services at:Awarded

A professional caterer is required to manage the catering services at:

Vyners School - Ickenham, Uxbridge

Ruislip High School - Ruislip

Field End Junior School - Ruislip

Delivery: London · Ruislip
Extensions: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Variant 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
Price: 30%Environmental: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Finance: 30%
  • Service, sustainability, marketing & support: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service, sustainability, marketing & support: 70.00%
  • Finance: 30.00%
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
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
4 Mar 2022, 11:01 GMT
Last source update
30 May 2022, 14:49 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
CA10105 - SCCVLT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015076
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesSchool catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031e0c Find a Tender

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
20 Apr 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Apr 2022, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Apr 2022 → 30 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Apr 2022, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Apr 2022, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 May 2022, 14:49 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2022, 14:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,683,0721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 30 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cucina Restaurants Ltd£27,683,072 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Vanguard Learning Trust - catering contract · Cucina Restaurants Ltd

    Signed
    30 May 2022
    Value
    £27,683,072
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Sustainable Catering Consultancy

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 27 Kestrel Close, Cambridge, East of England, CB248ANContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cucina Restaurants LimitedAwarded supplier Third Floor Woodhead House, 8 - 10 Providence Street, Wakefield, UK, WF1 3BGContact 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