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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£40,000,000

Star Academies ~ Catering Tender

Published
Published 20 June 2025
Deadline
Closed 7 November 2025

Overview

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.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£40,000,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
20 June 2025
Questions by
15 August 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
School catering services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£40,000,000
Award date
4 February 2026
Contract period
31 August 2026 → 31 August 2033
Winner
  • Mellors Catering Services

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    29 May 2026

    View notice ↗
  2. Contract Notice

    20 June 2025

    View notice ↗

Contracting authority

  • Star Academies

    Buyer

    Blackburn, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PWBT-5538-WMVJ

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Awarded: Star Academies ~ Catering Tender — won by Mellors Catering Services — Skim