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Published 11 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Grange Junior School Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Grange Junior School (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £0 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pupil Numbers: KS2 236 / Total 236

FSM Entitled: 74

Uptake: 55

Value: 2.60 GBP (but bid on 2.58 GBP)

Pupil Paid Meals Uptake: 60

Value: 3.20 GBP (but bid on 2.58 GBP)

Staff Duty Meal Entitled: 2

Uptake: 1

Value: 3.84 GBP

Staff Cash Meals No of Staff: 25

Uptake: 1

Value: 3.84 GBP

Sales over 12 months

FSM Sales 25,170 GBP

Pupil Paid Meal Sales 40,480 GBP

Staff Duty Meal Sales 572 GBP

Staff Cash Sales 0 GBP

Hospitality Sales Pupil Snacks 100 GBP

Service Times: 12:0 – 13:00

Current Contractor: Hampshire Education Catering

  • How the procedure runs: The school is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. The first stage is the Selection Questionnaire which will be scored using the scoring example attached. 5 companies will be selected by the school to be invited to the next stage: the 5 to 3 presentation day. From there 3 companies will be selected to receive the ITT documents.

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £1 exc. VAT · £1 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Renewal possible after three years subject to satisfactory performance.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • xx: Please 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
11 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2025
Authority reference
RMandC/2025/GJS/478
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008712
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb77 Find a Tender
How it runs

The school is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2025. The first stage is the Selection Questionnaire which will be scored using the scoring example attached. 5 companies will be selected by the school to be invited to the next stage: the 5 to 3 presentation day. From there 3 companies will be selected to receive the ITT documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: myTenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Requests to participate (first stage)
14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

You can submit your SQ response via the mytenders portal www.mytenders.co.uk ↗. Or to be sent to the school and RM&C Consultants Ltd as detailed in the Part 1 Document.

Timeline

11 Mar 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Grange Junior School

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHZ-6594-XLYN Wren Way, Hampshire, South East, GU14 8TAContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • RM&C Consultants LtdProcuring entityManagement Consultants for SchoolsGB-COH: 04208069 South Stoke, Reading, South EastContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender