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Published 13 Jul 2021, 10:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

West Heath Primary School Tender for Catering Services

Official notice

Authority: West Heath Primary School (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£329,460exc. VAT34.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2021awarded 3 Nov 2021
Awarded to abm catering limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide catering services at West Heath Primary School, Rednal Road, Birmingham B38 8HU

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1West Heath Primary School are looking for a catering contractor to partner with them…AwardedPublished value£329,460

West Heath Primary School are looking for a catering contractor to partner with them to provide a catering service at this primary school in Birmingham. There are currently over 400 pupils on roll age range 3-11 years. West Heath Primary School value the provision of a quality catering service for its pupils and staff and see this an essential part of the welfare policy at the School. They wish to build on their past success in increasing uptake and seek innovative ideas to further enhance the service provision and embrace the School Food Plan. The emphasis for the service is on quality and range of food coupled with communication links with the School to promote the catering service as an essential part of the pupil experience.

Environmental and sustainability issues are a key consideration to the way in which the School’s meal provision service is managed; innovative management that includes effective staff training, menus using fresh ingredients and sustainably sourced ingredients

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
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: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Food Quality and Healthy Meal Choices: 25%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 20%
  • Contract Support: 20%
  • Technical Expertise: 10%
  • Financial Schedules: 25%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Food Quality and Healthy Meal Choices: 25.00%
  • Customer Experience & Innovation: 20.00%
  • Contract Support: 20.00%
  • Technical Expertise: 10.00%
  • Financial Schedules: 25.00%
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 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
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
13 Jul 2021, 10:02 BST
Last source update
3 Nov 2021, 09:48 GMT
Authority reference
CA9042 -
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027507
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c725 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
16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Aug 2021 → 3 Nov 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    3 Nov 2021, 09:48 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Nov 2021, 09:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £441,9311 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
abm catering limited£441,931 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • West Heath Primary School Tender for Catering Services · abm catering limited

    Signed
    3 Nov 2021
    Value
    £441,931
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Heath Primary School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation c/o WLP Consultancy Services Ltd, The Fort Offices, Oswestry, West Midlands, SY11 4ADContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • abm catering limitedAwarded supplier Eagle Court, Saltisford, Warwick, UK, CV34 4AFContact 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