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# THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-co-operative-academies-trust-coh-07747126). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST is a Education based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 5 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-07747126` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 5
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £32m (median award: £5.5m) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-co-operative-academies-trust-coh-07747126

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 6% below the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 3 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 2 (67%), Open: 1 (33%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
3. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Link Contracting Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/link-contracting-services-ltd-coh-07747126):** 2 procedures
2. **[CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/miquill-catering-limited-coh-06886456):** 1 procedures
4. **[Banner Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/banner-ltd-coh-07464584):** 1 procedures
5. **[Mellors Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mellors-catering-services-coh-07717083):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298):** £14m · [PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 1 Greater Manchester](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10173-co-op-academies-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfce) · Awarded: 15 May 2026
2. **[CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298):** £6.7m · [PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 4 Staffordshire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10173-co-op-academies-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfce) · Awarded: 15 May 2026
3. **[CaterLink Limited (Trading as Caterlink)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298):** £5.5m · [PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 2 West Yorkshire 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10173-co-op-academies-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfce) · Awarded: 15 May 2026
4. **[Mellors Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mellors-catering-services-coh-07717083):** £4.8m · [PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 3 West Yorkshire 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10173-co-op-academies-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfce) · Awarded: 15 May 2026
5. **[MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/miquill-catering-limited-coh-06886456):** £1.2m · [PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 5 Merseyside](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10173-co-op-academies-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfce) · Awarded: 15 May 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-co-operative-academies-trust-coh-07747126#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-co-operative-academies-trust-coh-07747126
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt