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# Westcountry Schools Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westcountry-schools-trust-coh-07398467). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Westcountry Schools Trust is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 4 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Westcountry Schools Trust
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNBN-1791-PQND` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 4
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £11m (median award: £5.3m) across 2 of 2 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westcountry-schools-trust-coh-07398467

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 41% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 3 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 2 (67%), Route not published: 1 (33%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (67% of this period)
2. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
3. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Aspens Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspens-services-limited-coh-06561073):** 1 procedures
2. **[Access UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/access-uk-ltd-coh-02343760):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Aspens Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspens-services-limited-coh-06561073):** £10m · [All Schools](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/westcountry-schools-trust-managed-catering-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b166)
2. **[Access UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/access-uk-ltd-coh-02343760):** £616k · [Westcountry Schools Trust Provision of HR System & Payroll Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/westcountry-schools-trust-provision-of-hr-system-and-payroll-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e7db) · Awarded: 4 Mar 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Westcountry Schools Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westcountry-schools-trust-coh-07398467#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westcountry-schools-trust-coh-07398467
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt