Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
UK
Contact person: Ms Caroline Bennet-Clark
E-mail: Caroline.bennet-clark@bristol.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/
I.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 abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ee765ad3-c2e3-ef11-8134-005056b64545
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025
Reference number: DN754944
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
18 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
55524000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 19
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 31
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.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.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years:
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-002037
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/03/2025
Local time: 12:05
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 VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bristol Magistrates Court
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/02/2025