Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 10 Feb 2026, 17:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering - 005892

Authority: Whickham School and Sports College (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+2 more

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55)Business Services & Consultancy (79)

Delivery: UK

Awarded value£3,887,837published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Aspens Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of catering services and will include all food and staff

provision to support the delivery of Whickham School and Sports College catering services

requirement.

CPV: Building and facilities management services · Canteen and catering services · Car park control equipment · Catering services · Exterior cleaning work for buildings · Patrol services · Reception services · Restaurant and food-serving services · Security cameras

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

34926000 Car park control equipment 35125300 Security cameras 45452000 Exterior cleaning work for buildings 55300000 Restaurant and food-serving services 55500000 Canteen and catering services 79715000 Patrol services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Feb 2026, 17:36 GMT
Last source update: 10 Feb 2026, 17:36 GMT
Authority reference: DN796199
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-012146
Classification (CPV): Building and facilities management servicesCanteen and catering servicesCar park control equipmentCatering servicesExterior cleaning work for buildingsPatrol servicesReception servicesRestaurant and food-serving servicesSecurity cameras
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064d3b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is an award notice for a further competition issued under an established DPS.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,887,8371 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aspens Services Limited	£3,887,837 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1 · Aspens Services Limited
Signed
10 Feb 2026
Value
£3,887,837
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	5	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Whickham School and Sports College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE16 5ARContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplier International House, 10 Beaufort Court Admirals Way, London, UK, E14 9XL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.