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Star Academies ~ Catering Tender

Star Academies

Awarded
services
3 lots

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Key details

Contracting authority
Star Academies
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Blackburn
Delivery: North West England, United Kingdom
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
29 May 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 September 2026 - 31 August 2033
7 years
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
CPV classifications
  • 55524000 School catering services

What happened

Star Academies awarded this contract to Mellors Catering Services worth £20,700,000 on 4 Feb 2026. The contract runs until 31 Aug 2033.

Description

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 supplier

Supplier
Mellors Catering Services
Companies House: 07717083
Award value
£20,700,000
Award date
4 February 2026
Bidders
1 bidder

Contact

Address
Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

Identifiers

Notice ID
050674-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05509e

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