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PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering

Buyer: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST →

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BuyerTHE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
StatusAwarded
Deadline11 Dec 2025
Value£31,930,000
Published18 May 2026

What is being bought

Co-op Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools located in West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Staffordshire. Their portfolio of schools includes around 38 academies across these areas, serving primary, secondary, and special schools, as well as a college of which 32 will be involved in this tender. The trust currently receives catering provision from the local authority as well as other privately owned incumbents. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract. The proposed contract will be for the outsourced provision of catering services to the Client. It is the Client’s expectation that the Successful Bidder shall be responsible for the operation of the catering function including employment and management of staff, supply of foodstuffs, consumables and light equipment where required and preparing and serving appropriate meals. The Supplier will also be expected to provide hospitality at certain school events both during and outside of school core hours. The Client will retain responsibility for payment of utilities and the operation and maintenance of core catering equipment and facilities. The Successful bidder will provide a range of good quality, nutritious, attractively presented meals for pupils and staff, that comply with Government’s minimum nutritional and food based standards for the educational sector. Meals should reflect growth in healthy eating trends and promote uptake. The Successful Bidder shall establish effective management and operational level communication systems at all levels regarding the catering service with customers that include; School management, parents, and pupils. In addition, the Successful Bidder will also be responsible for all legal and health and safety & food safety requirements in delivering the catering services. Further information on the Client’s requirements can be found in the tender package. The Contract period will be for 3 years initially, with the option to extend for two further one-year periods at the discretion of the Client. The Contract is split into Lots.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 3

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 4

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 5

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 regimelightTouch
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

PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 1 Greater Manchester

Statusactive
Value£13,579,654
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029

PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 2 West Yorkshire 1

Statusactive
Value£5,536,728
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029

PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 3 West Yorkshire 2

Statusactive
Value£4,790,500
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029

PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 4 Staffordshire

Statusactive
Value£6,651,608
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029

PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 5 Merseyside

Statusactive
Value£1,241,579
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 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-05dfce
Latest release ID045387-2026
Latest release timestampMon May 18 2026 13:30:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073264-2025
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 source5
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release5
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release8

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 May 2026award, contract045387-2026
12 Nov 2025tender073264-2025

All source data

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

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18 May 2026 · 045387-2026 · award, contract
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12 Nov 2025 · 073264-2025 · tender
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