Official UK procurement notice
Surrey Primary Cluster 5 Catering Tender
Authority: St Ann's Heath Junior School (RM&C) (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis cluster of 6 Surrey schools are putting their catering contracts out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2026 (TBC). There is a further school who will have a Delivered Meal Service from St Ann's. You will be bidding for each school individually 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 (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£6 together)Lot #1St Ann's Heath Junior SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
This junior school is located in Virginia Water, Surrey.
Lot #2Lyne and Longcross CofE (A) Primary SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
This primary school is located in Chertsey, Surrey.
Lot #3Manorcroft Primary SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
This primary school is located in Egham, Surrey.
Lot #4The Hythe SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
This primary school is located in Staines, Surrey.
Lot #5Thorpe Lea Primary School & NurseryRenewalPublished value£1
This primary school with nursery is located in Egham, Surrey.
Lot #6St Jude's Infant & Junior SchoolsRenewalPublished value£1
The St Jude's CofE School Federation consists of the Infant and Junior Schools which are located at different sites in Egham, Surrey.
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
- 30 Jan 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/SPC5/525- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008663- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061385Find 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)
- 19 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Mar 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 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
30 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published271 days ago30 Jan 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago19 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago19 Mar 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by120 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 17:04 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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender