Official UK procurement notice
School Catering Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Walton High School (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe school is seeking a contractor that will deliver the school catering services. It is expected that a suitably experienced and qualified supplier will deliver a high quality service and value for money for the school, pupils and parents. The contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the catering services requirement.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Walton High School, part of the Walton Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a…Awarded
Walton High School, part of the Walton Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced operator to deliver the catering services to the school and including a sixth form centre. Briefly, the services are supplied across a main dining room, additional indoor unit and sixth form. There are c.1,280 NOR including c.200 sixth form. The contract will commence on the 1st August 2025 for three years with an option to extend for a further two years from 1st August 2028.
There is currently an incumbent catering organisation providing the service. TUPE will apply to this contract. Note, that there is at least one member of catering staff who is enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the Staffordshire Pension Fund. Potential suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability in running Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Stafford or similar schemes.
This is an open procedure and documents will only be issued to those suppliers who are deemed to be suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the catering services to the school.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Financial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Financial: 30
- Technical: 70
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Feb 2025, 09:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2025, 08:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032782- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dbbaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline4 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Notice published17 Jun 2025, 08:36 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2025, 08:36 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Jun 2025, 08:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services Limited | £1,594,705 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032782-2025-1 · Aspens Services Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,594,705
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Walton Multi Academy TrustReview body
- Walton Multi Academy TrutsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aspens Services LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.