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Attenborough Learning Trust - Outsourced Catering Service

Attenborough Learning Trust · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Trust is seeking a Contractor that will deliver an Outsourced Catering Service for this contract to provide a high-quality service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services. The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the catering services requirement.

Awarded to

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Aspens Services Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£5.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Dec 2024
Award ID
001801-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Worcester, UK, WR5 2RY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • The Trust is seeking a Contractor that will deliver an Outsourced Catering Service for this contract to provide a quality service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services. There are a mixture of production kitchens and dining centres. The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the outsourced catering service. School meals matter. It has been well documented that children who eat nutritious meals every day and lead active lifestyles tend to excel. The Trust recognise that their schools are on the frontline of efforts to improve childhood nutrition and our collective health. Improving the meals that our pupils eat in schools is an important step to achieve that goal. The Trust and its schools are located in an area of deprivation. Nutritious meals are vital for deprived school children due to their profound impact on physical health, cognitive development, and overall well-being. For children from disadvantaged backgrounds, access to healthy food can be limited, making school meals a critical source of nutrition. It is therefore of the upmost importance to the Trust that pupils receive a hot meal that is both nutritious and of a suitable portion size to enable them to fulfil their potential. There is a requirement to provide HMC unstunned meat in some of the schools, therefore it will be a mandatory requirement that the contractor can deliver this. Additional information: The contract is with Leicester City Council, who have given notice to end their contract on the 31st March 2025. The new contract will deliver the onsite aspect of the mobilisation over a weekend as Leicester Council will finish on Friday 28th March, with the new service starting Monday 31st March. Two schools with County will start Sep 25£5.5m

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-049d57
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
7 Nov 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
7 Nov 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
7 Nov 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
26 Sept 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Trust is seeking a Contractor that will deliver an Outsourced Catering Service for this contract to provide a quality service, whilst delivering value for money for the school, parents and pupils using the Services. There are a mixture of production kitchens and dining centres. The Contract will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of the outsourced catering service. School meals matter. It has been well documented that children who eat nutritious meals every day and lead active lifestyles tend to excel. The Trust recognise that their schools are on the frontline of efforts to improve childhood nutrition and our collective health. Improving the meals that our pupils eat in schools is an important step to achieve that goal. The Trust and its schools are located in an area of deprivation. Nutritious meals are vital for deprived school children due to their profound impact on physical health, cognitive development, and overall well-being. For children from disadvantaged backgrounds, access to healthy food can be limited, making school meals a critical source of nutrition. It is therefore of the upmost importance to the Trust that pupils receive a hot meal that is both nutritious and of a suitable portion size to enable them to fulfil their potential. There is a requirement to provide HMC unstunned meat in some of the schools, therefore it will be a mandatory requirement that the contractor can deliver this. Additional information: The contract is with Leicester City Council, who have given notice to end their contract on the 31st March 2025. The new contract will deliver the onsite aspect of the mobilisation over a weekend as Leicester Council will finish on Friday 28th March, with the new service starting Monday 31st March. Two schools with County will start Sep 25

Value

Amount
5,500,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
2 further 1 year extensions (3.5 + 1 + 1)

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
50

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,260

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
School sites across Attenborough Learning Trust

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Entry 2
Region
UKF21
Entry 3
Region
UKF21

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-125043
Name
Attenborough Learning Trust

Roles

mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE2 0UU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Highfields Primary School, Pluto Close

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Attenborough Learning Trust

Contact

Name
David Nimmo
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-125461
Name
Attenborough Learning Trust

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE2 0UU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Attenborough Learning Trust

Contact

Name
David Nimmo
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-103
Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cabinet Office

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Contact

Telephone
+44 3450103503
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-135461
Name
Aspens Services Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR5 2RY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ground Floor, Teme House, Whittington

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Aspens Services Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
001801-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135461
Name
Aspens Services Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001801-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
001801-2025-1
Date Signed
23 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UK · LE2 0UU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21

Notice and amendment history

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