Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Whickham School and Sports College · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Aspens Services Ltd
- Value
- £3,887,837
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · Canteen and catering services (CPV 55500000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 012146-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Feb 2026
- Published10 Feb 2026Published the same day
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.
About the supplier
Aspens Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06561073).