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title: "Tees Valley Education Trust ~ Catering Tender"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045514"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TEES VALLEY EDUCATION TRUST"
published: "2024-11-06"
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# Tees Valley Education Trust ~ Catering Tender

Buyer: TEES VALLEY EDUCATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045514

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## Summary

Tees Valley Education Trust has awarded the contract for catering services across its academies to Aspens Services Ltd. This award, announced on 6th November 2024, follows a selective restricted procedure and covers five academies in the Middlesbrough and Redcar areas, including Brambles Primary Academy, Pennyman Primary Academy, Dormanstown Primary Academy, Wilton Primary Academy, and Discovery Special Academy. The award, valued at GBP 2,426,933, will see Aspens Services Ltd providing school catering services, a procurement categorized under school catering services (CPV code: 55524000). The contract, awarded on 21st October 2024, is designed to accommodate the Trust's current and growing educational provision, which includes primary and secondary educational facilities across North Yorkshire (region UKE2).

This procurement opportunity represents a significant business growth potential especially for SMEs involved in school catering services. The engagement provides a steady revenue stream and an opportunity to build long-term relationships within the educational sector. With the contract valued at approximately GBP 2.5 million over a multi-year period, businesses that specialise in high-quality, reliable catering services and can meet stringent selection criteria are well-suited to benefit from this opportunity. The trust's expanding pupil and staff base, currently at 1,259 pupils and 264 teaching and support staff, also signals ongoing growth and additional service requirements, promising sustained business growth and expansion potential for the successful supplier.

## Notice

The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Tees Valley Education.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Tees Valley Education is a trust compromising of five academies located in Middlesbrough and Redcar local authority areas. Four of the schools are primary; Brambles; Pennyman; Dormanstown and Wilton Primary Academies. Discovery Special Academy is the fifth academy in the trust and currently growing its secondar provision with year 7 to year 9 pupils installed by September 2025. The further cohorts of Year 10 and 11 will be installed by September 2027. The academy by 2027 will be 175-places special school for nursery, primary and secondary age children. As of September 2023, the trust has 1259 pupils and 264 teaching and support staff. The Trust continues to grow and expand both in terms of the quality and range of educational provision, as well as the number of academies and children and young people, it serves. Please see SQ Document for more information. Additional information: This is a contract award notice, this contract has already been awarded.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035968-2024 |
| 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 | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| Lots value | £2,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,426,933 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TEES VALLEY EDUCATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | BRAMBLES PRIMARY ACADEMY; DISCOVERY SPECIAL ACADEMY; DORMANSTOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY; PENNYMAN PRIMARY ACADEMY; WILTON PRIMARY ACADEMY |
| Locality | CLEVELAND |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS3 9DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Electoral ward | Eston |
| Westminster constituency | Redcar |
| Delivery location | TLE2 North Yorkshire |

## 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

- 6 Nov 2024 at 16:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035968-2024
- 25 Apr 2024 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013419-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://brambles.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
- https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
- https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=901080813
- https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/8A7G8Z35XB
- https://pennyman.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
- https://wilton.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/
- https://www.discoveryspecialacademy.org.uk/
- https://www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/

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