Official UK procurement notice
Star Academies ~ Catering Tender
Authority: Star Academies (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
- How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ document for further information.
CPV: School catering services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£40,000,000 together)Lot #1NorthAwarded North WestPublished value£20,700,000
Lot 1 – North
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
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.
Lot #2MidlandsAwarded North WestPublished value£16,000,000
Lot 2 – Midlands
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)
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.
Lot #3LondonAwarded LondonPublished value£3,300,000
Lot 3 London
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
The Olive School, Hackney
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033951- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05509eFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please see PSQ document for further information.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline349 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by269 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent261 days ago4 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published147 days ago29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
- Standstill ends135 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 May 2026, 10:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North1 award | |||
| Mellors Catering Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2033 | £20,700,000 | 4 Feb 2026standstill to 9 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Midlands1 award | |||
| Mellors Catering Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2033 | £16,000,000 | 4 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · London1 award | |||
| Mellors Catering Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2033 | £3,300,000 | 4 Feb 2026standstill to 9 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Midlands | 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · London | 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMellors Catering Services · North West England · 1, 2
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mellors Catering ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender