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Published 8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST

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NEAT Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: NEAT Academy Trust (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£3,925,000≈ £1.3m / year · £3,925,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 May 2025awarded 13 Jun 2025
Awarded to Aspens Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Sept 2028 · up to 1 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NEAT Academy Trust (the Client) invites tenders for the full supply of catering services, based upon the terms and conditions supplied at:

Benfield School Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4NU

Central Walker CoE School Lancefield Avenue, Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2NP

St Hild’s CoE School King Oswys Drive, Hartlepool, TS24 9PB

Tyneview Primary School Winslow Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3QP

Walkergate Community Nursery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4SD

West Walker Primary School Church Street, Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3XW

Whitehouse Primary School Whitehouse Lane, North Shields, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE29 8PE

St Peters CoE Primary School North Terrace. Wallsend. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. NE28 6PY

Annual contract value = £785,000 with a potential full term plus extension contract value of £3,925,000.

Contract term = 3 years plus 2 x 1-year optional extensions

Please note the trust has a school that is not part of this process Walkergate Community School

Please see SQ document for more information.

To view this notice, please click here:

litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£3,925,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £3,925,000 exc. VAT · £3,925,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1+1
55524000 School catering services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Technical and Professional Ability: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Technical and Professional Ability: Long criteria description

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
30 Jun 2025, 22:24 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Jun 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013666
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04feca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
25 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AQTBU392M5 ↗

Timeline

8 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent
    13 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    24 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 22:24 BST
  6. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 22:24 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Jun 2025, 22:24 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,925,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 72 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspens Services Limited1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: 1+1£3,925,000 inc. VAT13 Jun 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NEAT Academy Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTW-1936-TZNZ 1 Hedley Court, North Shields, North East, NE29 7STContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspens Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06561073 International House, 10 Beaufort Court, Admirals Way, London, London, E14 9XLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender