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Star Academies ~ Catering Tender

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
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Tenderline Synopsis: Star Academies: "Star Academies ~ Catering Tender". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityStar AcademiesScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Star Academies
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Star Academies. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Mellors Catering ServicesTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Mellors Catering Services1 win£16,000,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityStar Academies
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
Last source update29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05509e
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
  5. Published value updated to £40,000,000
    20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
  2. Award pending
    4 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £20,700,000
  3. Award active
    4 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £16,000,000
  4. Award pending
    4 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £3,300,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
£20,700,000 · 4 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · pending
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
£16,000,000 · 4 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED
£3,300,000 · 4 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 2)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 2)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
bids: 5 (lot 3)
finalStageBids: 5 (lot 3)
smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 3)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Star Academies

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWBT-5538-WMVJ
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  • Star Academies
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PWBT-5538-WMVJ
    Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, UKD41, BB1 2HT, GB
  • Mellors Catering Services
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-COH: 07717083
    West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View, Skelmersdale, UKD47, WN8 9TN, GB
    01276673880
Award and contract changes
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