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Star Academies ~ Catering Tender

Star Academies

Estimated Value

£3,300,000 – £20,700,000

Deadline

7 November 2025

Published

29 May 2026

Type

Not specified

North WestGBopen

Overview

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.

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The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Star Academies, at the following sites.

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Award Details

Mellors Catering Services

4 Feb 20261 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2033

£20,700,000

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STAR ACADEMIES
Typepublic body
RegionUKD41
Total tenders13
Total spend£69,677,800
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Published

29 May 2026

Submission deadline

7 November 2025

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