Open tenders / Catering & food
Open tender · Notice 101260-2026
Catering Tender - Blue Coat CofE Academy
Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust
- Value
- £1.8m
- Closes
- 20 Nov 2026 (12 days)
- Where
- West Midlands
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2030
In plain English
Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust wants a single catering contractor to provide catering services for students at Blue Coat CofE Academy in Walsall, West Midlands. The contract is estimated at £1,750,000 in total and would run from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2030.
Good fit for: School catering contractors able to run meals for a whole secondary academy.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
The school wishes to appoint a single catering contractor to provide catering services for it students at Blue Coat CofE Academy, Walsall
Getting the documents
bidiful-teamportal.app/p/aceadvice (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 26 Oct 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £1.3m to £3.4m (10 since 2025; 5 won by small firms).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP-10150a Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust Catering Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust | Miquill Catering Limited SME | £3.4m | 30 Oct |
| Embrace Multi Academy Trust - Provision of Outsourced Catering Service Embrace Multi Academy Trust | Aspens-Services Limited | £3m | 14 Oct |
| Penk Valley Academy Trust - Catering Tender Penk Valley Academy Trust | Miquill Catering Limited SME | £2.9m | 9 Oct |
| Stratford School Academy Catering Tender 2026 Stratford School Academy | Nourish Contract Catering | £1.9m | 28 Sep |
| Sir Robert Pattinson Academy ~ Catering tender Sir Robert Pattinson Academy | Taylor Shaw | £1.9m | 21 Sep |
| PP-10182 Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust Catering Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust | Edwards & Ward Limited | £1.3m | 3 Aug |
| The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender | Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd, trading as Chartwells | £2.6m | 17 Jun |
| The Palmer Catholic Academy ~ Catering Tender The Palmer Catholic Academy | Accent Catering Services Ltd SME | £1.5m | 21 May |
| The Inspire Multi Academy Trust (TIMAT) ~ Catering Tender The Inspire Multi Academy Trust | Goosemoor Educatering Limited SME | £1.4m | 27 Mar |
| South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust~ Catering Tender South Cumbria Multi Academy Trust~ Catering Tender | Cater Link Ltd SME | £2.3m | 17 Dec |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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