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title: "Truro & Penwith Academy Trust (TPAT) ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042330"
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# Truro & Penwith Academy Trust (TPAT) ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: ALVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042330

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## Summary

The Truro & Penwith Academy Trust (TPAT) has awarded a catering contract to Aspens Services Ltd. The contract involves providing catering services for schools within Cornwall, including Alverton Primary School, Pendeen School, Perranporth CP School, Sennen Primary School, and St Erth School. The contract is valued at £5,346,466.50 and has been signed on 6th June 2024. The successful supplier will be responsible for catering services, hospitality, free issue requirements, and operational support for a duration of up to five years, commencing in August or September 2024.

This tender presents a significant business opportunity for catering service providers, especially those with experience in operating within educational settings. Businesses that can demonstrate strong operational capabilities, experience in school catering, and the ability to achieve strategic goals in a demanding environment would be well-suited to compete for this contract. With the potential for extension and collaboration with multiple academies, this opportunity offers a platform for sustainable business growth and service innovation in the education sector within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, otherwise known as TPAT.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the schools, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The duration of the contract being offered is for an initial three-year period, with the potential to extend for a further two 12-month periods. This extension will be granted by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract without the right to further extend beyond the full five years. The contract will commence on 01 September 2024 for the majority of the Schools, however, there are 5 Schools whose contract commencement date will be 01 August 2024: Alverton Primary School, Pendeen School, Perranporth CP School, Sennen Primary School and St Erth School. The contract being offered within this tender will be on a guaranteed performance basis, with an expected profit share of any betterment to the agreed budget. While the Trust will be the principal contracting authority, each School will have its own individual budget for performance analysis and reconciliation. Currently, the catering services across each of these Schools are outsourced and TUPE is expected to apply. It is anticipated that a number of employees are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and therefore the successful contractor will be expected to gain Admitted Body Status (ABS) in order to continue contributing to the scheme. Across the Primary Schools, there is a mixture of production kitchens and delivered services which the successful Contractor will be expected to support through the provision of transportation and staffing. As part of strategic planning, there will be the need to continually assess the ongoing commercial viability of the Primary Schools with onsite catering provisions throughout the contract term. The Trust is seeking a suitably experienced Contractor who is able to evidence operating within Secondary and Primary Schools with varying requirements, as well as large Multi Academy Trusts to achieve strategic goals. The successful contractor will already have or need to develop a strong operational base within Cornwall, thus allowing for both adequate contract support and operational flexibility that is to be delivered to support the contract as on a daily basis. Please see SQ document for more information Additional information: This Contract has now been awarded

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020566-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,778,630 |
| Lots value | £6,778,630 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,346,466 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ALVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| Additional buyers | BERRYCOOMBE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL; BODRIGGY ACADEMY, HUMPHRY DAVY LANE; CAPE CORNWALL SCHOOL; CARDINHAM SCHOOL; GULVAL SCHOOL; HAYLE ACADEMY; KEHELLAND VILLAGE SCHOOL; LANDEWEDNACK CP SCHOOL; LANIVET COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL; LISKEARD HILLFORT PRIMARY SCHOOL; MOUSEHOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL; MULLION COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL; NANCLEDRA SCHOOL; PENDEEN SCHOOL; PENSANS CP SCHOOL; PERRANPORTH C.P. SCHOOL; SENNEN COMMUNITY PRIMARY ACADEMY; ST DENNIS PRIMARY ACADEMY; ST ERTH COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL; ST IVES SCHOOL; ST JUST PRIMARY SCHOOL; TREWIRGIE INFANTS' AND NURSERY SCHOOL |
| Locality | CORNWALL |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR18 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Redruth South |
| Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 5 Jul 2024 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020566-2024
- 11 Dec 2023 at 14:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036377-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.landewednack.cornwall.sch.uk/web
- http://www.nancledra.cornwall.sch.uk/
- https://cape.cornwall.sch.uk/
- https://gulvalschool.org.uk/
- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=873362965
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/4HDT5F2MYE
- https://www.berrycoombeschool.co.uk/web/
- https://www.bodriggyacademy.info/
- https://www.cardinhamschool.co.uk/web
- https://www.hayleacademy.net/
- https://www.hillfort.org.uk/web/
- https://www.kehellandschool.co.uk/web
- https://www.lanivet.cornwall.sch.uk/web/
- https://www.mousehole.cornwall.sch.uk/web
- https://www.mullion-ji.cornwall.sch.uk/web
- https://www.pendeenschool.com/
- https://www.pensansprimary.co.uk/web
- https://www.perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk/
- https://www.sennen.cornwall.sch.uk/web
- https://www.st-erth.cornwall.sch.uk/web
- https://www.stdennis.academy/
- https://www.stivesschool.net/web/
- https://www.stjustprimary.org.uk/web
- https://www.tpacademytrust.org/web/
- https://www.trewirgie-inf.cornwall.sch.uk/web/

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