Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Star Academies ~ Catering Tender

Star Academies · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 08:11.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Mellors Catering Services

Matched by number
Published award value
£20.7m
Awarded
4 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 07717083
Location
Skelmersdale, UKD47, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom

Mellors Catering Services

Matched by number
Published award value
£16m
Awarded
4 Feb 2026
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07717083
Location
Skelmersdale, UKD47, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom

Mellors Catering Services

Matched by number
Published award value
£3.3m
Awarded
4 Feb 2026
Award ID
3
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 07717083
Location
Skelmersdale, UKD47, WN8 9TN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05509e
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Star Academies
Id
GB-PPON-PWBT-5538-WMVJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWBT-5538-WMVJ

Address

Street Address
Shadsworth Road
Locality
Blackburn
Postal Code
BB1 2HT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD41

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Mellors Catering Services
Id
GB-COH-07717083

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07717083

Address

Street Address
West Lancs Technology Centre, White Moss Business Park, Moss Lane View
Locality
Skelmersdale
Postal Code
WN8 9TN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD47

Contact

Name
Diana Lishman
Telephone
01276673880

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 – North
Status
pending
Date
4 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
20,700,000
Amount
20,700,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07717083
Name
Mellors Catering Services

Standstill Period

Ends
9 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050674-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 10:34
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
10 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 – Midlands
Status
active
Date
4 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
16,000,000
Amount
16,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07717083
Name
Mellors Catering Services

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Related lots

2

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050674-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 10:34
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
2
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
10 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3 - London
Status
pending
Date
4 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,300,000
Amount
3,300,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07717083
Name
Mellors Catering Services

Standstill Period

Ends
9 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Related lots

3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050674-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 10:34
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
3
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
10 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Blackburn · UKD41 · BB1 2HT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 050674-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·