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DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering - 005892

Whickham School and Sports College · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:39.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the provision of catering services and will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of Whickham School and Sports College catering services requirement.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Aspens Services Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£3.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Feb 2026
Award ID
012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, E14 9XL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55520000 — Catering services
  • CPV34926000 — Car park control equipment
  • CPV35125300 — Security cameras
  • CPV45452000 — Exterior cleaning work for buildings
  • CPV55300000 — Restaurant and food-serving services
  • CPV55500000 — Canteen and catering services
  • CPV79715000 — Patrol services
  • CPV79992000 — Reception services
  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services

Lots

  • This contract is for the provision of catering services and will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of Whickham School and Sports College catering services requirement.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN796199
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is an award notice for a further competition issued under an established DPS.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
55520000
Description
Catering services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This contract is for the provision of catering services and will include all food and staff provision to support the delivery of Whickham School and Sports College catering services requirement.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Menus and Allergen Management
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Contract Performance
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Name
Service Mobilisation
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 4
Name
Management, Supervision & Staffing
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 5
Name
Service Delivery, Customer Relationships & Complaints
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 6
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 7
Name
Safeguarding
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 8
Type
price
Description
20

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55500000
Description
Canteen and catering services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
55300000
Description
Restaurant and food-serving services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
34926000
Description
Car park control equipment
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
45452000
Description
Exterior cleaning work for buildings
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79993000
Description
Building and facilities management services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79715000
Description
Patrol services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79992000
Description
Reception services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
35125300
Description
Security cameras

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Whickham School and Sports College
Id
GB-FTS-174105

Identifier

Legal Name
Whickham School and Sports College

Address

Street Address
Whickham
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
UK
Postal Code
NE16 5AR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Angela Tinning

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Aspens Services Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-174106

Identifier

Legal Name
Aspens Services Ltd

Address

Street Address
International House, 10 Beaufort Court Admirals Way
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
E14 9XL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
High Court of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-1412

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-174106
Name
Aspens Services Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1
Award ID
012146-2026-DFE-83689 - Whickham School and Sports College - 879 Lot 1 Catering – 005892-1
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,887,837
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle upon Tyne · UK · NE16 5AR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 012146-2026award, contract ·