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Catering Services Contract for Pontefract Academies Trust

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BuyerPONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
StatusAwarded
Deadline11 Mar 2026
Value£7,275,000
Published18 May 2026

What is being bought

The Trust is seeking to appoint a single contractor to provide catering services to all of the schools in the Trust. The Trust currently has two secondary schools and seven primary schools

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Catering Services Contract for Pontefract Academies Trust

Statusactive
Value£10,486,117
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065a8a
Latest release ID045558-2026
Latest release timestampMon May 18 2026 18:05:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016261-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release7

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 May 2026award, contract045558-2026
23 Feb 2026tender016261-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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      "name": "MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "tenderer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKD47",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Skelmersdale",
        "postalCode": "WN8 9TN",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "West Lancs Technology Management Centre White Moss Business Park"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://mellorscatering.co.uk/",
        "vcse": false,
        "scale": "large"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "07717083",
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        {
          "id": "PLJL-2274-QBXM",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-06576188",
      "name": "TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "supplier",
        "tenderer"
      ],
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        "region": "UKD62",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Macclesfield",
        "postalCode": "SK11 6ET",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "The Courtyard"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.taylorshaw.com",
        "vcse": false,
        "scale": "large",
        "shelteredWorkshop": false,
        "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "06576188",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "education.business@taylorshaw.com"
      },
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PYWJ-2955-LJDH",
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}
23 Feb 2026 · 016261-2026 · tender
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    "tender"
  ],
  "date": "2026-02-23T17:41:05Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-065a8a",
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    "id": "GB-COH-08445158",
    "name": "PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST"
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        "status": "active",
        "options": {
          "description": "The Trust may grow in size over the life of the catering contract, and seeks to be able to include any additional schools who join the Trust into this contract, once the previous commercial agreements permit."
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        "renewal": {
          "description": "Extensions are available as 2 x 12 month periods, agreed in writing by both parties"
        },
        "hasOptions": true,
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        "suitability": {
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        "awardCriteria": {
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              "description": "The Trust will assess the written responses, the supplier presentation and references in their evaluation of the quality score"
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        "url": "https://bidiful-teamportal.app",
        "description": "Bidders may apply for the tender documents by emailing\nian.henderson@ace-advice.co.uk \nDocuments will be made available from the Bidiful portal:\nhttps://bidiful-teamportal.app",
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        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016261-2026",
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    "description": "The Trust is seeking to appoint a single contractor to provide catering services to all of the schools in the Trust.\nThe Trust currently has two secondary schools and seven primary schools.",
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        "streetAddress": "The Barracks Business Centre"
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      "id": "GB-COH-12873828",
      "name": "ACE ADVICE LTD",
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        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "N1 7GU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "url": "https://www.ace-advice.co.uk/"
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      "identifier": {
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        "scheme": "GB-COH"
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      "roleDetails": "Procurement support",
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Ian Henderson",
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