Official UK procurement notice
Scholars' Education Trust Catering Tender
Authority: Scholars' Education Trust (Public body)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScholars’ Education Trust is putting the catering contracts out to tender in 8 of its schools with a contract start date of 1st April 2026 and 1st September 2026 (for one school). You must bid for all the schools, and each of the schools 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
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value (£8 together)Lot #1The Hemel Hempstead SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The Hemel Hempstead School is a Secondary and Sixth Form.
Lot #2Robert Barclay AcademyRenewalPublished value£1
Robert Barclay Academy is a secondary and sixth form school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Lot #3Samuel Ryder AcademyRenewalPublished value£1
Samuel Ryder Academy is an All Through School situated in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Lot #4Priory AcademyRenewalPublished value£1
The Priory Academy is an extended secondary school situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Lot #5Harpenden AcademyRenewalPublished value£1
The Harpenden Academy is a primary school situated in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
Lot #6Buntingford First SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
Buntingford First School is located in East Hertfordshire.
Lot #7Watling Lower SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The Watling Lower School is situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Lot #8Nazeing SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The Nazeing School is a primary school situated in Nazeing, Essex
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).
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
- 31 Oct 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2025/SET/505- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070133- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d820Find 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)
- 5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Follow instructions in the Part 1 Document. You can submit your completed SQ Part 2 response via the mytenders portal www.mytenders.co.uk ↗. Or to be emailed to the Trust and RM&C Consultants Ltd as detailed in the Part 1 Document. Please do not embed your documents into the Part 2 document, provide your additional documents / policies as attachments.
Timeline
31 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published355 days ago31 Oct 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by239 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published31 Oct 2025, 14:32 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 (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 1) SET SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) SET SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) SET SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender