Published date: 15 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering supplies - 39222000

  • School catering services - 55524000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£16,000,000 to £20,000,000

Procurement reference

BRISTOLCC001-DN754944-34056644

Published date

15 July 2025

Closing date

1 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 October 2025

Contract end date

24 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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.\r
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,\r
(3+1 year) by agreement with the council, schools, and the provider\r
The Framework will be available to the following organisations:\r
• Bristol City Council (BCC) Maintained Schools, Nursery Schools, Academy Schools,\r
and other educational establishments. Please see Section 10 - 'school profiles' for\r
listing and details of schools and nurseries.\r
• Academy Schools, who are in a group, included in the above-named Authorities, but\r
also in other Authorities where the Academy Group operates.\r
• The Local Authorities in the Southwest Region of England as follows:\r
• Bath and North East Somerset,\r
• Bournemouth,\r
• Christchurch and Poole,\r
• Bristol,\r
• Cornwall,\r
• Devon,\r
• Dorset,\r
• Gloucestershire,\r
• Isles of Scilly,\r
• North Somerset,\r
• Plymouth,\r
• Somerset,\r
• South Gloucestershire,\r
• Swindon,\r
• Torbay\r
• Wiltshire.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 February 2025, last edited 6 March 2025

Links

Award information

Awarded date

28 May 2025

Contract start date

25 October 2025

Contract end date

24 October 2028

Total value of contract

£16,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Aspens Services Ltd

Address

WR5 2RY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Caroline Bennet-Clark

Address

City Hall
College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
United Kingdom

Email

Caroline.bennet-clark@bristol.gov.uk

Website

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/