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CBC-1797-T-TS Catering Services - Shefford Lower School

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:34 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
~83 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 83 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£745,118
Contract/award value: £745,118
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
5 bids
1 SME bid
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 55)
Based on 2,294 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
29.01%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
83 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 55)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
27 contracts£814,679,892-50% below budget
Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd, trading as ChartwellsCRN: 02114954
25 contracts£7,969,347,408-43.5% below budget
CATER LINK LIMITEDCRN: 03732298
18 contracts£850,594,270-51.8% below budget
Caterlink
13 contracts£38,372,451At ceiling / not disclosed
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
13 contracts£35,180,972At ceiling / not disclosed
MiquillCRN: 06886456
12 contracts£494,815,433-26.7% below budget
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 07717083
10 contracts£833,231,093At ceiling / not disclosed
abm Catering LtdCRN: 04168334
10 contracts£14,983,641-43.5% below budget
Accent Catering LtdCRN: 04298350
9 contracts£296,794,459-29% below budget
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
9 contracts£84,181,468-18.8% below budget
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Central Bedfordshire Council: "CBC-1797-T-TS Catering Services - Shefford Lower School". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Central Bedfordshire Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Central Bedfordshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
18.26%Historical Average
Based on 1 comparable awards
Competition Density
6.27Bids / Report (median)
9.09% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
G.A.E Smith (Holdings) Ltd T/A CasepakTop vendor: 48.71% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 40 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 55; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
G.A.E Smith (Holdings) Ltd T/A Casepak1 win£1,057,061—
Aspens Catering Services1 win£745,118—
Modplan1 win£367,832—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
Last source update22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051eb0
What is being bought
Shefford Lower School Catering Services Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission. Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered. Respond to ALL questions. Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded. Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates. All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal. Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. Avoid uploading your return just prior to closing deadline as you may incur IT issues and we will not accept Tender Returns via e-mail. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact the Procurement lead using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Opting In To inform us of your decision to participate and to be able to submit a tender you will be required to Opt In. Opting In will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a tender return. Opting Out Will confirm that you are no longer interested in submitting a tender return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision if you wish. This will cease any system-generated communications. You will be able to opt back in at any point. Target contract commencement date: 1st September 2025 Contract term: 3 years +1+1 optional
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    29 May 2025, 10:19 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    23 May 2025, 10:53 BST
  7. Published value updated to £575,000
    22 May 2025, 15:37 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    22 May 2025, 15:37 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    22 May 2025, 15:37 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 17 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
    22 May 2025, 15:37 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    22 May 2025, 15:37 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0001
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    22 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
  2. Award active
    4 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £745,118
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Aspens Services Ltd
£745,118 · 4 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot LOT-0001)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot LOT-0001)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot LOT-0001)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot LOT-0001)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVNH-1137-QJBX
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  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX
    Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, UKH25, SG17 5TQ, GB
    [email protected]
    03003005997

  • Aspens Catering Services
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 06561073
    Admirals Way, London, UKI42, E14 9XL, GB
    [email protected]
Award and contract changes
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