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Aylesbury Vale Academy - Catering Services

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Opportunity overview

Aylesbury Vale Academy is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the academy are an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the academy This will consist of breakfast, morning break and full lunch service for each school day, the Sixth Form serves throughout the day.The catering facilities at the school include two kitchens but one (Primary) does not function as a kitchen it is just used as a servery and for washing up and there are two dining areas in Secondary (Atrium/Dining and main hall) and one in Primary (main hall).Across the school there are currently 1817 pupils on roll for the academic year 2023/24. Of this figure, 173 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 377 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. There is no LGPS requirement.

Awarded to

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Harrison Catering Services Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Dec 2024
Award ID
001674-2025-Aylesbury Vale Academy-1
Status
active
Location
Thame, UKJ43, OX9 2AH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Aylesbury Vale Academy is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Aylesbury Vale Academy are an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Aylesbury Vale Academy. This will consist of breakfast, morning break and full lunch service for each school day, the Sixth Form serves throughout the day.The catering facilities at the school include two kitchens but one (Primary) does not function as a kitchen it is just used as a servery and for washing up and there are two dining areas in Secondary (Atrium/Dining and main hall) and one in Primary (main hall).Across the school there are currently 1817 pupils on roll for the academic year 2023/24. Of this figure, 173 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 377 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. There is no LGPS requirement. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.£2m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
MPN-10290
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
Aylesbury Vale Academy will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
Further notices will be published in 2027, 2028 or 2029 dependent on the exercising of contract extension options.

Second Stage

Invitation Date
18 Sept 2024, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
21 Aug 2024, 17:00

Classification

Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
N/A

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Aylesbury Vale Academy is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily catering service.The services at the Aylesbury Vale Academy are an outsourced provision.The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full school food catering service for the pupils and staff at the Aylesbury Vale Academy. This will consist of breakfast, morning break and full lunch service for each school day, the Sixth Form serves throughout the day.The catering facilities at the school include two kitchens but one (Primary) does not function as a kitchen it is just used as a servery and for washing up and there are two dining areas in Secondary (Atrium/Dining and main hall) and one in Primary (main hall).Across the school there are currently 1817 pupils on roll for the academic year 2023/24. Of this figure, 173 pupils are entitled to UIFSM and a further 377 to Free School Meals. TUPE is expected to apply, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. There is no LGPS requirement. Additional information: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of five years.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5
Minimum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Type
quality
Description
90
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
allowed

Selection criteria

Description
Objective criteria as detailed in the tender document.A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
The Aylesbury Vale Academy, Paradise Orchard, Aylesbury, HP18 0WS

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ13
Entry 2
Region
UKJ13

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-72470
Name
The Aylesbury Vale Academy

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ13
Locality
Aylesbury
Postal Code
HP18 0WS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Paradise Orchard

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Education Institute
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
The Aylesbury Vale Academy

Contact

Name
Maria Robinson
Telephone
+44 1256467107
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4468
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-64145
Name
Harrison Catering Services Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ43
Locality
Thame
Postal Code
OX9 2AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Oxford House, Oxford Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Harrison Catering Services Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
001674-2025-Aylesbury Vale Academy-1
Title
Catering Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-64145
Name
Harrison Catering Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001674-2025-Aylesbury Vale Academy-1
Title
Catering Services
Status
active
Award ID
001674-2025-Aylesbury Vale Academy-1
Date Signed
11 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,278,505
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Aylesbury · UKJ13 · HP18 0WS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ13

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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