Official UK procurement notice
Waltham Secondary School Cluster Catering Tender
Authority: Frederick Bremer School (RM&C) (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis cluster of three secondary schools are putting their catering contracts out to tender with contract start dates in April 2026. The schools are Frederick Bremer School, Heathcote School & Science College and Holy Family Catholic School & Sixth Form.
- How the procedure runs: The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Cluster 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 (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£3 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of themLot #1Frederick Bremer SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
A community school for 900 pupils in Walthamstow.
Lot #2Heathcote School & Science CollegeRenewalPublished value£1
This secondary school is based in Chingford and has a roll of 1,000 + students.
Lot #3Holy Family Catholic School & Sixth FormRenewalPublished value£1
This school is based in Walthamstow and has a roll of 1,000 + students.
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
- 12 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2025/WSSC/495- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056064- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059921Find a Tender
- How it runs
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Cluster 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)
- 24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- 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 school 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
12 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
- Clarification questions by368 days ago24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline368 days ago24 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by274 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 10:19 BSTUK4
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) WSSC SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) WSSC SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) WSSC SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender