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School Catering Services

Walton High School · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:26.

Opportunity overview

The school is seeking a contractor that will deliver the school catering services. It is expected that a suitably experienced and qualified supplier will deliver a high quality service and value for money for the school, pupils and parents. 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

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 May 2025
Award ID
032782-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06561073
Location
Whiitington, Worcester, UK, WR5 2RY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Walton High School, part of the Walton Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced operator to deliver the catering services to the school and including a sixth form centre. Briefly, the services are supplied across a main dining room, additional indoor unit and sixth form. There are c.1,280 NOR including c.200 sixth form. The contract will commence on the 1st August 2025 for three years with an option to extend for a further two years from 1st August 2028. There is currently an incumbent catering organisation providing the service. TUPE will apply to this contract. Note, that there is at least one member of catering staff who is enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the Staffordshire Pension Fund. Potential suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability in running Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Stafford or similar schemes. This is an open procedure and documents will only be issued to those suppliers who are deemed to be suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the catering services to the school.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04dbba
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
4 Apr 2025, 14:00

Address

Street Address
The date and time at IV2.2 is the tender return date.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
4 Apr 2025, 14:00

Tender Period

Ends
4 Apr 2025, 13:00

Classification

Id
55524000
Scheme
CPV
Description
School catering services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
1

Type

document

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Walton High School, part of the Walton Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced operator to deliver the catering services to the school and including a sixth form centre. Briefly, the services are supplied across a main dining room, additional indoor unit and sixth form. There are c.1,280 NOR including c.200 sixth form. The contract will commence on the 1st August 2025 for three years with an option to extend for a further two years from 1st August 2028. There is currently an incumbent catering organisation providing the service. TUPE will apply to this contract. Note, that there is at least one member of catering staff who is enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the Staffordshire Pension Fund. Potential suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability in running Admitted Body Status (ABS) to the Stafford or similar schemes. This is an open procedure and documents will only be issued to those suppliers who are deemed to be suitably qualified and experienced to deliver the catering services to the school.

Options

Description
The contract term may be extended by up to two years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Financial
Type
cost
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
Technical
Type
cost
Description
70

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Entry 2
Region
UKG2

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-137118
Name
Walton High School

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG2
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST17 0LJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Rise

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
Walton High School
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Andrew Kyle
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-137119
Name
Walton Multi Academy Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST17 0LJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Rise, Walton-on-the-Hill

Identifier

Legal Name
Walton Multi Academy Trust
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-151506
Name
Walton High School

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST170LJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Rise

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
Walton High School
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Andrew Kyle
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-06561073
Name
Aspens Services LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

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

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
06561073
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Aspens Services LTD
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-151507
Name
Walton Multi Academy Truts

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Stafford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Walton Multi Academy Truts

Award information

Award 1
Id
032782-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06561073
Name
Aspens Services LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
032782-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
032782-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,594,705
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST170LJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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