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title: "Sherborne Area Schools' Trust ~ Catering Tender"
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# Sherborne Area Schools' Trust ~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sherborne-area-schools-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-041dda). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sherborne Area Schools' Trust: "Sherborne Area Schools' Trust ~ Catering Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,675,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sherborne Area Schools' Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sherborne-area-schools-trust-coh-08130468)
- **Published Value:** £3,675,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,422,903 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sherborne-area-schools-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-041dda#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041dda`

## 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/sherborne-area-schools-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-041dda#tl-md)

## Description
SAST is a family of 18 Primary and Secondary schools across Dorset and Somerset, working together to deliver educational excellence for all of the children within these communities. More information with regards to the Trust can be found here: https://www.sast.org.uk/ The Trust is seeking to ensure best value from the catering provision at its’ schools. Across the schools at present, there are some in house catering solutions, some contracted solutions, some schools that are hub kitchens and some that have their meals delivered in. This tender provides the opportunity to consolidate, streamline and improve the catering provision across the Trust, under one contracted provider.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,675,000
- **Description:** SAST is a family of 18 Primary and Secondary schools across Dorset and Somerset, working together to deliver educational excellence for all of the children within these communities. More information with regards to the Trust can be found here: https:...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2024 to 31/08/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017435-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Aspens Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175495`
  - Value: £3,422,903 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017435-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,422,903
  - Signed Date: 23/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017435-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-05T13:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:31:10.602Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041dda