Official UK procurement notice
West Park School ~ Catering services tender
Authority: West Park School (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for West Park School.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for West Park SchoolAwardedPublished value£1,042,638
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for West Park School.
The percentage of our pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is: 13.68% of the total number on roll of1454 pupils.
The catering contract being offered will commence on 1 August 2022 for an initial period of three years, concluding on 31 July 2025, and will be offered on a guaranteed performance basis, with a service on each of the 190 full academic days and by agreement for the 5 inset days.
West Park School catering aims:
•To ensure that the whole school community understands the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet in promoting health and wellbeing.
•To offer pupils and staff a range of value for money options, suitable for all customer’s budgets to maximise uptake of the catering service.
•To stimulate pupil interest in the service through promotions, variety, new foods and links between to the curriculum.
The School has had the same catering contractor for a significant number of years and this is the first time the contract has been placed at competitive tender for over 5 years.
Annual catering revenue for the year ending 31 July 2019 was £347,546. (Last full year trading pre-Covid) The successful contractor is expected to have a local operational presence, as specialist caterers in the Secondary School sector.
The contract covers the scope for the provision of catering services within the School, which currently includes breakfast, morning break, lunch, all hospitality and free issue requirements. Free school meals and hospitality will be charged at cost price, based on consumption.
The School expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, prepared on-site.
See SQ Document for further details.
The School intends to focus heavily on healthy, fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce and sees the catering service as an exciting opportunity to complement the overall student experience, through the regular introduction of new ingredients, themed and promotional events. The successful contractor will be required to play their part in acting as a catalyst for improvement of the pupil experience.
The successful contractor will work closely with the School to manage the provision of catering and the overall ‘meal experience’.
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).
- 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
- 23 Jul 2021, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2022, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026705- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cbd3Find a Tender
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. To view this notice, please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=714732316 GO Reference: GO-2022923-PRO-21012318
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Sept 2021 → 23 Sept 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected6 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published23 Sept 2022, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2022, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services Limited | £1,275,316 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026705-2022-1 · Aspens Services Limited
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2022
- Value
- £1,275,316
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria