Official UK procurement notice
5 Dimensions Trust Catering Tender
Authority: 5 Dimensions Trust (RM&C) (Public body)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement description5 Dimensions Trust is putting its catering contracts out to tender in its school with a contract start date of 1st August 2026. You will be bidding for all the Schools as one Lot and the Trust will be able to select their preferred company from the companies shortlisted to make presentations.
- How the procedure runs: Please complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Scoring Example: You will need to complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jan 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/5DT Cat/520- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001145- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06012dFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 17 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Follow instructions in the Part 1 Document. Please email your Part 2 Response to the Trust and RM&C Consultants Ltd as detailed in the Part 1 Document. Alternatively you can submit your completed SQ Part 2 response via the mytenders portal www.mytenders.co.uk ↗. Please do not embed your documents into the Part 2 document, provide your additional documents / policies as attachments.
Timeline
7 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published287 days ago7 Jan 2026, 15:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by246 days ago17 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago17 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by159 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Jan 2026, 15:09 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- RM&C Consultants LtdProcuring entityManagement Consultants in providing tender management to schools/trusts.
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender