Official UK procurement notice
St Ralph Sherwin and Our Lady of Lourdes Trusts ~ Catering Tender
Authority: St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust & Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust & Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
St Ralph Sherwin – £1.1m Primary, 827k secondary schools Pa
Our Lady of Lourdes - £1.4m Pa
St Ralph Sherwin – Start Date: January 2027.
Our Lady of Lourdes – Start Date: November 2027.
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
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- How the procedure runs: Please see PSQ Document for more information.
CPV: School catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£16,635,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: 70%
- Criterion 2: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2026, 14:52 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2026, 14:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044971- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a2aFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please see PSQ Document for more information.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 May 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published160 days ago15 May 2026, 14:52 BST
- Clarification questions by132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by10 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 71 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 14:52 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender