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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-83689-whickham-school-and-sports-college-879-lot-1-catering-005892-ocds-h6vhtk-064d3b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Whickham School and Sports College: "DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering - 005892". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Whickham School and Sports College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/whickham-school-and-sports-college-coh-07729766)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building and facilities management services, Canteen and catering services, Car park control equipment, Catering services, Exterior cleaning work for buildings (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,887,837 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064d3b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-83689-whickham-school-and-sports-college-879-lot-1-catering-005892-ocds-h6vhtk-064d3b#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34926000, 35125300, 45452000, 55300000, 55500000, 79715000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aspens Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175495`
  - Value: £3,887,837 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,887,837
  - Signed Date: 10/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012146-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-10T17:36:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:56:50.233Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064d3b