Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
Contact
Ms Caroline Bennet-Clark
Caroline.bennet-clark@bristol.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PEP/ED/TwS Provision of School Catering 2025
Reference number
DN754944
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55520000 - Catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council on behalf of the schools wish to appoint a single provider under framework agreement, for the provision of School Catering to schools under individual call-off contracts.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £16,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 55524000 - School catering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council on behalf of the schools appoint a single provider under framework agreement, for the provision of School Catering to schools under individual call-off contracts.
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,
(3+1 year) by agreement with the council, schools, and the provider
The Framework will be available to the following organisations:
Bristol City Council (BCC) Maintained Schools, Nursery Schools, Academy Schools, and other educational establishments. Please see Section 10 - 'school profiles' for listing and details of schools and nurseries.
• Academy Schools, who are in a group, included in the above-named Authorities, but
also in other Authorities where the Academy Group operates.
The Local Authorities in the Southwest Region of England as follows:
Bath and North East Somerset
Bournemouth
Christchurch and Poole
Bristol
Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Isles of Scilly
North Somerset
Plymouth
Somerset
South Gloucestershire
Swindon
Torbay
Wiltshire.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 31
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 19
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year,
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-008225
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN754944
Lot No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspens Services Ltd
Worcester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £16,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bristol Magistrates Court
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom