Award

PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025

BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

15 Jul 2025 at 17:04

Tender

06 Mar 2025 at 15:03

TenderUpdate

06 Mar 2025 at 15:03

Planning

21 Jan 2025 at 14:31

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by Bristol City Council, titled "PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025," has reached the awarding stage with Aspens Services Ltd being selected as the supplier. This open procedure, initiated to procure school catering services, is classified under CPV code 55520000. The contract serves multiple educational institutions under a framework agreement across the Southwest Region of England, including areas such as Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, and Devon. Awarded on the 28th of May 2025, the contract is valued at £16,000,000 for a duration of 3 years, with an option to extend for an additional year.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for large catering service providers to establish a substantial presence in the educational sector, particularly in the Southwest of England. The framework agreement allows for consistent business through individual call-off contracts with multiple schools, fostering long-term growth. Companies with a robust capability to deliver quality, socially valuable, and competitively priced services, as evidenced by the award criteria, are well-suited to compete effectively for such tenders in the future.

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Notice Title

PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025

Notice 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council on behalf of the schools 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.

Options: The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,

Renewal: 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d510
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040247-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

55520000 - Catering services

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
18 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
21 Jan 2025Expired
Award Date
27 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Matthew Roberts, Ms Caroline Bennet-Clark
Contact Email
caroline.bennet-clark@bristol.gov.uk, matthew.roberts@bristol.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 0, +44 1234112233

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASPENS SERVICES

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