Star Academies ~ Catering Tender
key details
| Value | £40,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 55524000 |
| Region | North West, London |
| Deadline | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Procedure | open |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05509e |
Awards (3)
This procurement was awarded to 1 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £40,000,000.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellors Catering Services | £20,700,000 | 4 Feb 2026 | pending |
| Mellors Catering Services | £16,000,000 | 4 Feb 2026 | active |
| Mellors Catering Services | £3,300,000 | 4 Feb 2026 | pending |
description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Star Academies, at the following sites. The opportunity will be broken down into Lots according to Geographic location. Bidders may bid for individual Lots or all Lots.
Please note that bidders who intend to bid for more than one Lot will be required to submit a separate response for each Lot (links to each Lot are provided within the contract notice)
Lot 1 – North ~ £ 20.7 million
Eden Boys' School, Preston
The Olive School, Preston
Highfield Leadership Academy
The Valley Leadership Academy
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
The Olive School, Bolton
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
The Olive School, Manchester
Bay Leadership Academy
Star Salford Academy
Star Radcliffe Academy
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Lot 2 – Midlands ~ £ 16 million
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham North
The Olive School, Birmingham
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
The Olive School, Small Heath
Starbank, Birmingham (all through school with four sub divisions – 1x secondary and 3x primary across three sites)
Lot 3 London ~ £ 3.3 million
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
The Olive School, Hackney
Current Contract value = £5.6million per annum across all three Lots
The Trusts expects that additional schools may join the contract over the life of the contract. It is not expected that this growth will exceed 40% of the current contract value.
The Trust is looking to award a contract for each Lot or multiple Lots based upon a three-year contract with the option to extend for up to a further four years.
Please see PSQ Document for further information.
documents
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77b6949d-7514-4402-a4c1-d02ed4d554fe , tenderNotice
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Lancashire:-School-catering-services./THCW298586 , tenderNotice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033951-2025 , tenderNotice
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notice history
3 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2020 | Tender (tender) | · | 77b6949d-7514-4402-a4c1-d02ed4d554fe-402212 |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Tender notice (UK4) | Procurement Act 2023 | 033951-2025 |
| 29 May 2026 | Contract award (UK6) | Procurement Act 2023 | 050674-2026 |
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