Award

NEAT Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender

  • NEAT Academy Trust

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036265

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04feca (view related notices)

Published 30 June 2025, 10:24pm



Scope

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:

https://litmustms.co.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=962634693


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,925,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

13 June 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

13 June 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

14 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2030
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

1+1

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 55524000 - School catering services

Information about tenders

  • 7 tenders received
  • 7 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 6 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Aspens Services Ltd

  • Companies House: 06561073

International House, 10 Beaufort Court, Admirals Way

London

E14 9XL

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

NEAT Academy Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTW-1936-TZNZ

1 Hedley Court

North Shields

NE29 7ST

United Kingdom

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government