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title: "EPT-39982 - Cumbria Education Trust - Lot 1 - Catering Services - Case001979"
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# EPT-39982 - Cumbria Education Trust - Lot 1 - Catering Services - Case001979

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ept-39982-cumbria-education-trust-lot-1-catering-services-case001979-ocds-h6vhtk-048928). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumbria Education Trust: "EPT-39982 - Cumbria Education Trust - Lot 1 - Catering Services - Case001979". 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:** [Cumbria Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumbria-education-trust-coh-07698631)
- **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):** Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £10,485,256 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048928`

## 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/ept-39982-cumbria-education-trust-lot-1-catering-services-case001979-ocds-h6vhtk-048928#tl-md)

## Description
This contract is for the provision of catering services to Cumbria Education Trust and will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the catering services requirement.
The requirements shall apply to all aspects of Service provision, including, but not limited to Catering Services prepared and delivered on site, Catering Services prepared off site and transported onto site.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This process is required to:
•	An open, collaborate partnership between the schools and the provider.
•	Meals served to pupils are appealing, nutritious, well-cooked and culturally appropriate.
•	Meals are which off excellent value for money
•	Meals ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 025123-2024-EPT-39982 - Cumbria Education Trust - Catering Services - Case001979 ›-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aspens Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175495`
  - Value: £10,485,256 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 025123-2024-EPT-39982 - Cumbria Education Trust - Catering Services - Case001979 ›-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,485,256
  - Signed Date: 17/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025123-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-08T17:21:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:56:51.031Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048928