Official UK procurement notice
Aquinas CE Education Trust Catering Tender
Authority: Aquinas Church of England Education Trust (RM&C) (Public body)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Aquinas CE Education Trust situated in Bromley in Kent are putting their catering contract out to tender for their 8 primary schools. The contract start date will be 12th October 2026 (TBC). You will be bidding for all the schools as one contract and one lot. The Trust will be able to select their preferred company from the companies shortlisted to make presentations.
- How the procedure runs: The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Trust will invite up to five companies achieving the pass mark for interview (you may achieve the pass mark but not be selected for the ITT stage), provided at least five suitable companies achieve the pass mark.
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
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 10:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/Aquinas/529- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023186- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a4dFind a Tender
- How it runs
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Trust will invite up to five companies achieving the pass mark for interview (you may achieve the pass mark but not be selected for the ITT stage), provided at least five suitable companies achieve the pass mark.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- 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
13 Mar 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published224 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMT
- Latest notice published192 days ago14 Apr 2026, 10:41 BST
- Clarification questions by178 days ago28 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline178 days ago28 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts11 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 10:41 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
To re attach the Documents required for this stage.
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 (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 1) Aquinas SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) Aquinas SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) Aquinas SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender