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title: "PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d510"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-15"
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# PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d510

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040247-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | 21 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | 27 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55520000 - Catering services
- 55524000 - School catering services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2025 at 17:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040247-2025
- 6 Mar 2025 at 15:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005144-2025
- 6 Mar 2025 at 15:03 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008225-2025
- 21 Jan 2025 at 14:31 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002037-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ee765ad3-c2e3-ef11-8134-005056b64545
- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

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