In brief
- £69.2 million, two-year outsourced catering framework awarded to Miquill
- Crescent Purchasing Consortium’s largest other contract was £500 million with Inenco Group in 2024
- No previous contracts between Crescent Purchasing Consortium and Miquill in GovMarket records
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited has awarded Miquill Catering Ltd a £69.2 million Outsourced Catering Services 5 framework for two years, according to a notice published on 28 October.
The retendered open framework covers outsourced catering across education and the wider public sector. It is part of a series intended to conclude on 4 October 2034.
Since 2024, Crescent Purchasing Consortium has 22 public sector contracts worth £575.3 million in GovMarket records. Its largest other contract went to Inenco Group at £500 million in 2024.
Miquill has 30 public sector contracts worth £107.0 million since 2017 in GovMarket records. The two have no previous contracts in the records.
The framework runs from 11 November 2026 to 10 November 2028. The award date was 22 October 2026.
Key facts
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £500.0m | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | £75.3m | 10 |
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £3.1m | 5 |
| 2022 | £3.4m | 6 |
| 2023 | £1.6m | 2 |
| 2024 | £11.9m | 4 |
| 2025 | £3.9m | 2 |
| 2026 | £69.2m | 1 |
Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.






