Quick answer — NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUSTLast refreshed 04 Jun 2026

At a glance

NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST has awarded £33k across 3 suppliers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 100% · 4 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 25% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration100%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share25%
Pipeline · open now4
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST is a contracting authority, based in UKE22. Tracks 9 published notices and 4 awards on PublicSupply.

9
Notices published
4
Awards
3
Suppliers engaged
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£157k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

1

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

4

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

goods1 · £280k
services7 · £33k
Unspecified1 · £0

Instrument type

contract9 · £313k
Source:Find a Tender: 9

Awarded contracts · 6 live

All contracts with a published award notice where NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Provision and Installation of Astro Pitch39293300£280kest.active
Internal Audit ServicesWBG SERVICES LLP£33kest.active
Invitation to Tender (Framework Agreement) to Manage Catering Services at Northern Star Academies TrustAspens Services Limitedactive
Invitation to Tender (Framework Agreement) to Manage Catering Services at Northern Star Academies Trust55524000planned
Management of Cleaning Services (Framework Agreement) Willow Tree Community Primary School & New Park Primary AcademyNorthern Star Academies Trustactive
Northern Star Academies Trust Framework Agreement Catering TenderAspens Services Ltd15894210active
Norther Star Academies Trust Framework Agreement Catering Tender15894210active

Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
WS
1 contract · SME
£33kest.
100% of total
2
AS
£0
0% of total
3
NS
£0
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Furniture, cleaning
1 contract
£280k
89%
Other
3 contracts
£33k
11%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Furniture, cleaning
Other
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

25%
SME supplier share
target 33%
1
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
3
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 25% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKE22
Companies House
07553531
Contact
Peter Addison-Child, Chief Operating Officer
Email
paddisonchild@nsat.org.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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