Official UK procurement notice
Buxton School Catering Tender
Authority: Buxton School (RM&C) (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuxton School is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st April 2026. Buxton School is an All Through School with approx 1,024 on roll.
- How the procedure runs: The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the School 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
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1
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).
- Scoring Example: Please complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.
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
- 10 Oct 2025, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 15:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2025/BS/498- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064246- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05acecFind a Tender
- How it runs
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the School 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)
- 21 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Nov 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 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
10 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published382 days ago10 Oct 2025, 15:11 BST
- Clarification questions by340 days ago21 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline340 days ago21 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by243 days ago26 Feb 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 published10 Oct 2025, 15:11 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) BS SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) BS SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) BS SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender