Official UK procurement notice
Chelsea Academy Catering Tender
Authority: Chelsea Academy·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Academy is putting its catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 1st September 2026.
- How the procedure runs: The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Academy 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
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Please complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.
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: The Selection Questionnaire response will be scored using the scoring example attached.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
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
- 18 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 May 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2025/CA/507- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074829- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e376Find a Tender
- How it runs
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Academy 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)
- 16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 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 Academy 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
18 Nov 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published343 days ago18 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by284 days ago16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline284 days ago16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by175 days ago5 May 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 published18 Nov 2025, 14:56 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 (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 1) CA SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) CA SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) CA SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender