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Published 28 Feb 2023, 11:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Whitefriars School, Harrow · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ACE Advice Limited

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £500k / year56.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2023awarded 31 Jul 2023
Awarded to The Pantry
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This all through school is looking to outsource its catering service, to refresh the food offer and to bring catering innovation into the school.

There is a need for the supplier to be able to offer food choices which engage the very youngest pupils in Reception alongside different food offers which will appeal to Sixth Form students and everyone in between

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The school requires an injection of ideas and innovation to be able to provide the…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,500,000

The school requires an injection of ideas and innovation to be able to provide the current catering service with healthy fresh meal choices to meet the needs of a large all through school population.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: London · Whitefriars School Whitefriars Ave, Harrow HA3 5RQ
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions subject to satisfactory performance all parties agreeing in writingVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Written response, presentation and references: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Written response, presentation and references: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
28 Feb 2023, 11:55 GMT
Last source update
1 Aug 2023, 15:32 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Apr 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022351
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03acb7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Apr 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Apr 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    1 Aug 2023, 15:32 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2023, 15:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,350,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Pantry£2,350,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022351-2023-1 · The Pantry

    Signed
    31 Jul 2023
    Value
    £2,350,000
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ACE ADVICE LTD

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: ACE Advice The Barns,Edgerley, OSWESTRY, West Midlands, SY108ENContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.