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title: "Wessex Learning Trust~ Catering Tender"
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# Wessex Learning Trust~ Catering Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wessex-learning-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wessex Learning Trust: "Wessex Learning Trust~ Catering Tender". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: litmustms.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wessex Learning Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wessex-learning-trust-GB-PPON-PMBL-4155-MYDV)
- **Published Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** School cleaning services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,800,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wessex-learning-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6`

## 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/wessex-learning-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [litmustms.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flitmustms.co.uk%2Frespond%2FT84GU65Y49)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wessex-learning-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6#participate

## Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for Wessex Learning Trust. 
23 schools are part of the tender, and we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract.
The Wessex Learning Trust is a well-established Multi Academy Trust situated in Somerset and will include at the commencement of this contract the following schools where the successful contractor will be required to deliver a service and meet the requirements of the specification at each school from the contract commencement.
The schools which will be part of the tender are:
Primary Schools (20)  
•Axbridge CofE First School, Moorland Street, Axbridge, BS26 2BA
•Brent Knoll CofE Primary School, Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, TA9 4EQ
•Cheddar First School, Hillfield, The Hayes, Cheddar, BS27 3HN
•Croscombe CofE Primary School, Long Street, Croscombe, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3QL
•Draycott & Rodney Stoke CofE First School, Draycott, Cheddar, BS27 3SD
•East Brent CofE Academy, Church Road, East Brent, Highbridge, TA9 4HZ
•Elmhurst Junior School, Elmhurst Lane, Street, BA16 0HH
•Fairlands Middle School, Mason’s Way, Cheddar, BS27 3PG
•Hugh Sexey CofE Middle School, Sexey’s Road, Blackford, Wedmore BS28 4ND
•Kewstoke Primary School, Kewstoke Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 9YF
•Lympsham CofE Academy, Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 0EW
•Mark First CofE Academy, The Causeway, Mark, Highbridge, TA9 4QA
•Sandford Primary School, 49 Greenhill Road, Sandford, Winscombe, BS25 5PA
•Shipham CofE First School, Turnpike Road, Shipham, Winscombe, BS25 1TX
•St Cuthbert’s CofE Academy Infants, Keward Walk, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TZ
•St Cuthbert’s CofE Junior School, Keward Avenue, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TS
•Stoke St Michael Primary School, Moonshill Road, Stoke St Michael, Radstock, BA3 5LG
•Weare CofE First School, Notting Hill Way, Weare, Axbridge, BS26 2JS
•Wedmore First School, Blackford Road, Wedmore, BS28 4BS
•Winscombe Primary School, Moorham Road, Winscombe BS25 1HH
Secondary Schools (3)
•Crispin School, Church Road, Street, BA16 0AD
•Kings Academy & Kings Sixth Form, Station Road, Cheddar, BS27 3AQ
•Nailsea School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2HN
In addition to this the Multi Academy Trust is expected to grow in the number of schools becoming part of the trust during this contract period, and the provision of catering services within these schools when they have joined the MAT will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful contractor will be expected to provide the service within these additional schools using the same costing model, ratio’s etc they applied to their successful tender submission for the Wessex Learning Trust at the point of tender submission. The duration of the contract for these schools will not be increased, and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the MAT.
The contract being tendered is for three years in duration fr...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wessex-learning-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90919300

- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175495`
  - Value: £1,800,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065782-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-14T12:56:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:28:37.754Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb6