UK-Bristol: School catering services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Cathedral Schools Trust
Pill Road, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HU, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/
NUTS Code: UKK1

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: Yes
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Cathedral Schools Trust ~ Catering Tender
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
55524000 - School catering services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering and hospitality services for the Cathedral Schools Trust.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 3,002,382.34

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Eight schools are part of this tender (please see below) we are seeking tender submissions for the whole contract.
The Cathedral Schools Trust is well established Multi Academy Trust situated in Bristol and North Somerset and will include at the commencement to this contract the following 8 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 this tender are:
•St Katherine's School - Pill Road, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HU
•Bristol Cathedral Choir School - College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
•Cathedral Primary School - College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
•Headley Park Primary School - Headley Lane, Headley Park, Bristol, BS13 7QB
•Victoria Park Primary School - Atlas Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4QS
•Stoke Park Primary School - Brangwyn Grove, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9BY
•Trinity Academy - Romney Avenue, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9BY
•St Werburgh's Primary School - James Street, St Werburgh’s, Bristol, BS2 9US
** Please note that St Werburgh’s is a split site and it has meals served from both sites
It will be noted that within the tender specification that additional schools may join this contract within the contract term, these being:
•Henleaze Junior School - Park Grove, Bristol BS9 4LG
•Henleaze Infant School - Park Grove, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4LG
•Hotwells Primary School - Hope Chapel Hill, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4ND
•Ashton Gate Primary School - Ashton Gate Rd, Southville, Bristol BS3 1SZ
Please see SQ Document for more information.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: Please note, this is a Contract Award Notification - this contract has already been awarded.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-032042



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 09/06/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Aspens Services Ltd, 06561073
Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington Hall, Whittington Road, Whittington, WR5 2RY, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKG2
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 3,600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 3,002,382.34
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=962906217
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
Cathedral Schools Trust
Pill Road, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HU, United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/07/2025

ANNEX A

I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
1: Contracting Authority
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://bccs.bristol.sch.uk/
NUTS Code: UKK1

2: Contracting Authority
Cathedral Primary School
College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.cathedralprimaryschool.org/
NUTS Code: UKK1

3: Contracting Authority
Headley Park Primary School
Headley Lane, Headley Park, Bristol, BS13 7QB, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://headleypark.bristol.sch.uk/
NUTS Code: UKK1

4: Contracting Authority
Victoria Park Primary School
Atlas Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4QS, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.victoriaparkprimary.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKK1

5: Contracting Authority
Stoke Park Primary School
Brangwyn Grove, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9BY, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.stokeparkprimary.org/
NUTS Code: UKK1

6: Contracting Authority
Trinity Academy
Romney Avenue, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9BY, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.trinityacademybristol.org/
NUTS Code: UKK1

7: Contracting Authority
St Katherine's School
Pill Road, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HU, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://www.stkaths.org.uk/
NUTS Code: UKK1

8: Contracting Authority
St Werburgh's Primary School
James Street, St Werburgh’s, Bristol, BS2 9US, United Kingdom
Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Main Address: https://stwerburghsprimary.com/
NUTS Code: UKK1