Official UK procurement notice
Redbourn Primary School Catering Tender
Authority: Redbourn Primary School (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRedbourn Primary School, located in Redbourn, St Albans is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st January 2027.
- How the procedure runs: The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the School 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
- 24 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/RPS/543- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070297- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d343Find a Tender
- How it runs
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the School 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)
- 11 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 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 School 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
24 Jul 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST
- Clarification questions by46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 30 days27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 13:37 BSTUK4
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 (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 1) RPS SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) RPS SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) RPS SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender