Taylor Shaw: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
Large organisation·Macclesfield, Cheshire,·North West England·Main market: Catering services
Official UK PPONPYWJ-2955-LJDH
Procedures with an award2679 award records · includes panel / call-off entriesNamed bids51 won · 1 lost · 2 pendingPublic authorities25named on published awardsAttributable award value£84mnet · on 22 of 79 award records · single-supplier, no ceilingsLast 12 months8awards · 36 in the prior 24 months · last 29 Jun 2026Delivery regions13most often Yorkshire and the Humber
Where they win
78 lot-level observations (49 awarded lots, 63%, plus 29 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
5552 Catering services71 observations · 91% · 49 lots + 22 envelope5551 Canteen services6 observations · 8% · envelope awards5550 Canteen and catering services1 observations · 1% · envelope awardsAttributable award value£84mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 22 of 79 award records — only awards to this supplier alone, framework / DPS ceilings excluded; the award’s own value, else its contract’s; the five largest make 72%; a further 5 published a VAT-inclusive amount only (£55m inc. VAT, kept apart). Not turnover. Largest rows below.
Typical attributable award£1.7m medianrobust · n=22
Award vs estimate29% above estimatemoderate · n=4Median (estimate − award) / estimate on comparable contested single-supplier GBP wins, per lot, same VAT basis on both sides, scoped to CPV division 55. Negative = awarded above estimate. Historical movement, not a bid instruction.
| Largest published awards | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Catering Contract | Sheffield City Council | — | — | £34,000,000 † |
| Catering Services | GLF SCHOOLS | — | — | £12,875,870 † |
| Catering Services | Education Learning Trust | — | — | £5,169,871 † |
| Graveney Trust - Open Catering Tender | Graveney Trust | — | — | £5,055,000 † |
| Award of Catering Services for Equals Trust | RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | — | — | £3,206,621 † |
Where they deliver
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 25 of 26 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Yorkshire and the Humber7 procedures · 28%
West Midlands7 procedures · 28%
North West England6 procedures · 24%
Greater London6 procedures · 24%
South East England4 procedures · 16%
East Midlands3 procedures · 12%
East of England3 procedures · 12%
South West England3 procedures · 12%
Bidding record
Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 5 notices name this supplier since 19 Dec 2025 · observed bids, not an estimate
Contract contests1 won · 1 lostindicative · n=2Fewer than three decided contests — no rate is claimed. 2 still undecided.
Framework / DPS places1 of 1Admissions to a panel or dynamic market are counted apart: nearly every compliant bidder is appointed, so they say nothing about winning work.
Authorities bid for5Bid for and never won with 1 of them on contract notices.
| Notice | Authority | Outcome | Bids on notice | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Schools Catering Services | LIFT SCHOOLS | undecided | 3 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Catering Services Contract for Pontefract Academies Trust | PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST | won | 5 | 18 May 2026 |
| PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering | THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST | lost | 7 | 18 May 2026 |
| GLF Schools Catering Contract | GLF SCHOOLS | undecided | 5 | 1 May 2026 |
| Catering Services Framework - Light Touch | ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | appointed | 12 | 19 Dec 2025 |
Source: bids.details[].tenderers on Procurement Act 2023 notices (from 2025). PCR 2015 notices name no bidders, so earlier contests are invisible here. Latest ten notices shown.
Who they sell to
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
- Type not classified 49% (38 awards)
- Education 47% (37 awards)
- Other public body 3% (2 awards)
- Local authority 1% (1 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | 2 | 7.7% | 12 | 12 Dec 2025 |
| CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | 1 | 3.8% | 32 | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Co-op Academies Trust | 1 | 3.8% | 6 | 27 Jul 2021 |
| Moorside Primary School and Nursery | 1 | 3.8% | 6 | 22 Jun 2021 |
| LIFT SCHOOLS | 1 | 3.8% | 2 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Marches Academy Trust | 1 | 3.8% | 2 | 27 Sept 2022 |
| PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST | 1 | 3.8% | 1 | 18 May 2026 |
| THREE SPIRES TRUST | 1 | 3.8% | 1 | 16 Nov 2025 |
Share = of the 26 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Recent awards
Latest 30 of 79 award records naming this supplier
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 6 - South Region | ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | 12 Dec 2025 | £4,100,000 |
| Catering Contract Three Spires Trust | THREE SPIRES TRUST | 16 Nov 2025 | £4,050,000 |
| Catering Services | Education Learning Trust | Not published | Not published |
| Westhoughton High School ~ Catering Tender | Westhoughton High School | Not published | Not published |
| Frederick Gough School ~ Catering Tender | Frederick Gough School | Not published | Not published |
| Lot 1 East Anglia | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Not published | Not published |
| Lot 10 South West | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Not published | Not published |
| Lot 11 West | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Not published | Not published |
| Lot 12 Wales | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Not published | Not published |
| Lot 13 West Midlands | CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Not published | Not published |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £84m across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 0 of 79 awards; 0 end within 18 months.
- Award vs estimate tiers: robust ≥5, moderate 3–4, indicative 1–2 comparable pairs.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (12 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-PPON:PYWJ-2955-LJDH