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Star Academies - Water Management (Legionella) Services

Star Academies

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

31 Jul 2026 at 15:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Jun 2026 at 16:50

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Feb 2026 at 12:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Star Academies procured a single-supplier water management service for legionella control across its nationwide school estate. The service covers planned preventative maintenance of water systems, legionella risk assessments, technical advice and remedial works, carried out in line with industry best practice including HSE ACOP L8. The buyer is Star Academies, based in Blackburn. Delivery spans schools in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands and London. This is a specialist water and public-health compliance service rather than construction work, although remedial works form part of the package. The procurement is categorised as services, with the associated classification covering consultancy services for water supply and wastewater management outside construction.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Churchill Contract Services Ltd on 8 June 2026; the contract was signed on 21 July 2026. It used a two-stage, above-threshold competitive flexible procedure, with a questionnaire stage followed by an invitation to tender. Six bids reached the final stage. The estimated value was £800,000 excluding VAT (£960,000 including VAT), while the awarded and contracted value is £750,000 excluding VAT (£900,000 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions available until 31 August 2031. Shortlisting assessed school-sector experience and references at 40%, national infrastructure and response at 40%, and engineer competence and experience at 20%, alongside pass/fail requirements.

This award shows that Star Academies requires a genuinely nationwide operating model for school water safety, rather than a locally focused maintenance service. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable experience delivering legionella and water-management services in schools or the wider education sector, supported by detailed references and comparable examples. It would also need local offices and engineers distributed across the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands and London, with the capacity to meet service-level response commitments. Relevant engineer qualifications, training and practical experience are central. Suppliers would need financial stability, at least £5 million of employer’s liability, public liability and professional indemnity insurance, and robust health and safety, quality, environmental, data-protection and cyber-security policies. Relevant accreditations include Safecontractor, SSIP, Constructionline, ISO 18001, ISO 9001 or CHAS.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Star Academies - Water Management (Legionella) Services

Notice Description

Star Academies are looking to run a Find a Tender Service (FTS - above threshold) compliant tender under PA2023 to appoint a single suitable supplier to manage the water systems (legionella) across its nationwide school estate. The supplier selected will be able to provide a complete water systems management (legionella) services package including maintenance (PPM), legionella risk assessment, technical advice and remedial works, all in accordance with industry best practice e.g. HSE ACOP L8 and the final ITT documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065920
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072834-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90713100 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2031-02-20

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Star Academies
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
BB1 2HT
Postcode Area
Blackburn
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
Delivery Location
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West, TLD4 Lancashire, TLE4 West Yorkshire, TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London
Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Electoral Ward
Blackburn South East
Westminster Constituency
Blackburn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Churchill Contract Services Ltd

Further Information

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