Official UK procurement notice
Surrey Primary Cluster 2 Catering Tender
Authority: St Lawrence CofE (Aided) Junior School (RM&C) (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis cluster of Surrey schools are putting their catering contracts out to tender with a contract start date of September 2026 (TBC). There are 13 schools in this cluster and they are a mix of primary/junior/infant schools. You will be bidding for the schools as individual Lots and 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 Schools 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 (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · all with a published value (£13 together)Lot #1St Lawrence CofE (Aided) Junior SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in East Molesey with a roll of 310 pupils.
Lot #2Burhill Primary SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in Hersham and has a roll of 500 pupils
Lot #3Claygate Primary SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in Claygate, KT10 0ND with a roll of 402 pupils.
Lot #4Grovelands Primary SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in Walton on Thames with a roll of 483 pupils.
Lot #5Long Ditton FederationCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
The Long Ditton Federation consists of Long Ditton St Mary's Junior School and Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School. No food is cooked at the Infant School, is provided by the Junior School.
Lot #6Ongar Place SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Addlestone with a roll of 201 pupils.
Lot #7Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Ewell, Epsom with a roll of 157 pupils.
Lot #8St Nicolas CofE Primary SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Shepperton with a roll of 537 pupils.
Lot #9Stepgates Community SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in Chertsey with a roll of 275 pupils.
Lot #10Thames Ditton Infant SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in Thames Ditton with a roll of 196 pupils.
Lot #11The Orchard Infant SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in East Molesey with a roll of 250 pupils.
Lot #12The Royal Kent SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This is a primary school located in Oxshott with a roll of 208 pupils.
Lot #13Wallace Fields Junior SchoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£1
This school is located in Epsom with a roll of 272 pupils.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 19 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 May 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2025/SPC2/517- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085170- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fafcFind a Tender
- How it runs
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Schools 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)
- 6 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- 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 all the Schools 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
19 Dec 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Latest notice published295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by162 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published6 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled6 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 19 Dec 2025 | CancelledNotice not allowing postbox function or document update function. Please see new notice of Surrey Primary Cluster 2a Catering Tender |
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 (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender