Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
Contact
Ms Caroline Bennet-Clark
Caroline.bennet-clark@bristol.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ee765ad3-c2e3-ef11-8134-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ee765ad3-c2e3-ef11-8134-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025
Reference number
DN754944
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55520000 - Catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council on behalf of the schools wish to appoint a single provider under framework agreement, for the provision of School Catering to schools under individual call-off contracts.
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,
(3+1 year) by agreement with the council, schools, and the provider
The Framework will be available to the following organisations:
• Bristol City Council (BCC) Maintained Schools, Nursery Schools, Academy Schools, and other educational establishments. Please see Section 10 - ‘school profiles’ for listing and details of schools and nurseries.
• Academy Schools, who are in a group, included in the above-named Authorities, but also in other Authorities where the Academy Group operates.
• The Local Authorities in the Southwest Region of England as follows:
• Bath and North East Somerset,
• Bournemouth,
• Christchurch and Poole,
• Bristol,
• Cornwall,
• Devon,
• Dorset,
• Gloucestershire,
• Isles of Scilly,
• North Somerset,
• Plymouth,
• Somerset,
• South Gloucestershire,
• Swindon,
• Torbay
• Wiltshire.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £18,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council on behalf of the schools wish to appoint a single provider under framework agreement, for the provision of School Catering to schools under individual call-off contracts.
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,
(3+1 year) by agreement with the council, schools, and the provider
The Framework will be available to the following organisations:
• Bristol City Council (BCC) Maintained Schools, Nursery Schools, Academy Schools, and other educational establishments. Please see Section 10 - ‘school profiles’ for listing and details of schools and nurseries.
• Academy Schools, who are in a group, included in the above-named Authorities, but also in other Authorities where the Academy Group operates.
• The Local Authorities in the Southwest Region of England as follows:
• Bath and North East Somerset,
• Bournemouth,
• Christchurch and Poole,
• Bristol,
• Cornwall,
• Devon,
• Dorset,
• Gloucestershire,
• Isles of Scilly,
• North Somerset,
• Plymouth,
• Somerset,
• South Gloucestershire,
• Swindon,
• Torbay
• Wiltshire.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 19
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 31
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months, by agreement with the council, schools and the provider.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-002037
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
18 March 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
1 April 2025
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 March 2025
Local time
12:05pm
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
The tender will be opened via ProContract by a member of Bristol City Council's
Procurement and Contract Management Service following the tender deadline.
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bristol Magistrates Court
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom