Awarded contract

Provision of Catering Services in Primary Schools

  • Durham County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-020659

Published 28 July 2022, 3:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Durham County Council

County Hall

DURHAM

DH15UQ

Contact

Helen Holmes

Email

helen.holmes@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3000265420

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC14 - Durham CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.durham.gov.uk

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

Provision of Catering Services in Primary Schools

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools for 155 schools, made up from a combination of Primary

Maintained Schools, Special Schools and Primary Academies.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £90,000,000 / Highest offer: £100,000,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A single Supplier to provide catering services in primary schools for 155 schools, made up from a combination of Primary

Maintained Schools, Special Schools and Primary Academies.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Managing Staff Absence (Planned and Unplanned) / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Staff Training and Development / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Food Supply Chain Management / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Core Menu / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Plan for Increasing and Maintaining School Meal Uptake / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Marketing Plan / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value (TOMs) / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 15%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-031143

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd t/a Chartwells

Surrey

KT16 9BQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £100,000,000

Lowest offer: £90,000,000 / Highest offer: £100,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom