Official UK procurement notice
Roundwood Primary School Catering Tender
Authority: Roundwood Primary School (RM&C) (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoundwood Primary School located in Harpenden, Hertfordshire is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2026.
- 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
- 5 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 10:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/RPS/531- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019933- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066311Find 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)
- 21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 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 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
5 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published231 days ago5 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
- Latest notice published191 days ago14 Apr 2026, 10:59 BST
- Clarification questions by184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 10:59 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Re attaching the Documents to this notice
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) 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender