Contract

BCCET In-house Catering Services - Fresh and Cooked Meat

  • BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-059361

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a153

Published 24 September 2025, 3:33pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Evolve Centre

Houghton Le Spring

DH45QY

Contact

Carolyn Dent

Email

cdent@bccet.org.uk

Telephone

+44 7535835608

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC23 - Sunderland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://bccet.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

BCCET In-house Catering Services - Fresh and Cooked Meat

Reference number

EPT-60864

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55524000 - School catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of fresh and cooked meat through the YPO Framework 00985, UK Food Deal DPS, Category 7 - Fresh and Cooked Meat.

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: £1,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 55520000 - Catering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust has awarded a further competition for the provision of fresh and cooked meat through the YPO Framework 00985, UK Food Deal DPS, Category 7 - Fresh and Cooked Meat.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Product Quality & Substitution / Weighting: 9

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Management / Weighting: 6

Quality criterion - Name: Service Management / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Operational Efficiency / Weighting: 9

Quality criterion - Name: System Support / Weighting: 9

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability - Social, Economic & Environmental / Weighting: 6

Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the Specification / Weighting: 6

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract has a minimum term of 36 months from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2029, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2019/S 157-387006


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Freeman Butchers

Unit 353a Team Valley Trading Estate

Gateshead

NE110BH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC22 - Tyneside
Companies House

04285214

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/going-to-court/high-court/