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School Catering Services

Walton High School

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Jun 2025 at 08:36

Award Notice
Tender

05 Feb 2025 at 09:55

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for providing school catering services at Walton High School, part of the Walton Multi Academy Trust in Stafford, has recently concluded its award stage. The awarded contract, active from the 1st of August, 2025, sets out to supply catering across multiple facilities, including the main dining room and a sixth form centre, for approximately 1,280 students. Following an open procedure, Aspens Services LTD was selected as the supplier, ensuring that the services meet high standards and give value for money. The procurement process allows for an extension of up to two additional years, potentially running until 2028. The school, acting under public law regulations, sought experienced contractors capable of managing services that adhere to local government pension requirements.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities for companies skilled in providing comprehensive catering services with the capability to manage public sector pension schemes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate technical proficiency alongside cost-effectiveness stand an excellent chance of competing successfully. The open procurement method ensures fair opportunity for all eligible suppliers, with nine bids received during the tender phase. Any interested suppliers in the same or adjacent sectors could consider this or similar contracts to expand their market presence, leveraging their expertise to provide high-quality services efficiently.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

School Catering Services

Notice Description

The school is seeking a contractor that will deliver the school catering services. It is expected that a suitably experienced and qualified supplier will deliver a high quality service and value for money for the school, pupils and parents. The contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the catering services requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Walton High School, part of the Walton Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced operator to deliver the catering services to the school and including a sixth form centre. Briefly, the services are supplied across a main dining room, additional indoor unit and sixth form. There are c.1,280 NOR including c.200 sixth form. The contract will commence on the 1st August 2025 for three years with an option to extend for a further two years from 1st August 2028. There is currently an incumbent catering organisation providing the service. TUPE will apply to this contract. Note, that there is at least one member of catering staff who is enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the Staffordshire Pension Fund. Potential suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability in running Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Stafford or similar schemes. This is an open procedure and documents will only be issued to those suppliers who are deemed to be suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the catering services to the school.

Options: The contract term may be extended by up to two years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dbba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032782-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55524000 - School catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,594,705 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jun 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Walton High School
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST17 0LJ
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Milford
Westminster Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Aspens Services LTD

Further Information

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