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Penk Valley Academy Trust - Catering Tender

PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 14:47.

Opportunity overview

Penk Valley Academy Trust (the Contracting Authority) invites tenders for the full supply of catering services to six of its seven schools. The successful Supplier will be required to provide school catering services to: Marshbrook First School, NOR 189 Princefield First School, NOR 276 Penkridge Middle School, NOR 500 St Mary & St Chad CofE First School, NOR 178 St John's CofE First School, NOR 78 The Rural Enterprise Academy, NOR 240 The schools are located in Penkridge, Stafford. The duration of the contract is three years commencing on 1 January 2027 and concluding on 31 December 2029, with the opportunity to extend for a further period of 2 years at the discretion of the Trust. The Contracting Authority is not bound to accept an offer from any supplier(s) following the Tender process. Other variants maybe accepted. The Contracting Authority is looking to appoint an experienced caterer who: - Will deliver an innovative food offer that consistently achieves a high standard of service for the pupils and staff - Will provide a quality of management and staffing to the operations with sufficient back up resource if required in support of the on-site teams - Can demonstrate the ability to increase participation and to continue to drive the service forward to improve the financial standing of the contract year on year - Will create a positive dining environment - Will embrace an open and honest approach for financial and operational matters Note that TUPE will apply to this contract and that there are currently members of staff employed under a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and as such prospective Suppliers must be able to demonstrate their capability of running similar schemes as part of this contract under an Admitted Body Status. It is expected that the successful Supplier will be operating similar operations within the local area thus ensuring that the Operational Management Team responsible for the contract is available for regular unplanned visits and support for the contract. Also, that coverage for any planned or unplanned leave from within the establishment staffing structure can be readily provided.

Awarded to

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MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.9m
Awarded
8 Oct 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06886456
Location
Sandbach, UKD62, CW11 1AL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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-069833
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
Id
GB-COH-11124272

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11124272

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRW-1573-BZGD

Address

Street Address
Wolgarston High School
Locality
Penkridge
Postal Code
ST19 5RX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
ASKJAK Consultancy
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-4539-LJBR
Role Details
Catering & FM Consultancy supporting the Contracting Authority

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-4539-LJBR

Address

Street Address
21 Rainbow Drive, Melling
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L31 1BY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD73

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06886456

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06886456

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPT-7655-VPNG

Address

Street Address
51 High Street
Locality
Sandbach
Postal Code
CW11 1AL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD62

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
12 Oct 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
UKG24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,400,000
Amount
2,900,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06886456
Name
MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is an option for an extension for two further one year periods - 3+1+1

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
096065-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Oct 2026, 13:11
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
26 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Penkridge · UKG24 · ST19 5RX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 044133-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 096065-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Penk Valley Academy Trust has announced a pending award to MIQUILL CATERING LIMITED for school catering services across six schools in Penkridge, Stafford. The award remains subject to the stated standstill and planned future signature milestone; the published data does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.

Published outcome signals

  • Published award statusPending awardEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "pending" in the contract award notice data.
  • Award decision date9 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-09.
  • Standstill end21 October 2026, 23:59:59 BSTEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096065-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069833
First published
13 May 2026
Last checked
12 Oct 2026, 14:47
Notice versions reviewed
2

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
12 Oct 2026
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