Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK
Contact person: Mr Alexander Whelan
E-mail: alexander.whelan@kent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk
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
SC230088 - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children – Catering Service
Reference number: DN748848
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council (KCC) utilised the light touch regime to carry out a mini competition to procure a catering supplier to provide meals for a number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) centres across Kent.
The contract has been awarded to Genuine Dinning Company Ltd to provide the catering service for the UASC Centres across Kent.
Ref: SC230088
Title: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children – Catering Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
11 800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Kent County Council (KCC) utilised the light touch regime to carry out a mini competition to procure a catering supplier to provide meals for a number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) centres across Kent.
The contract has been awarded to Genuine Dinning Company Ltd to provide the catering service for the UASC Centres across Kent.
Ref: SC230088
Title: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children – Catering Service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Submission (Price Per Quality Point)
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Tender submission were evaluated using a price per quality point model.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-034789
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: SC230088
Title: SC230088 - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children – Catering Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Genuine Dinning Company Ltd
Albert House, Old Street
London
EC1V 9DD
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.kent.gov.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
11 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone, Kent
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.kent.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2025