Official UK procurement notice
Croydon Primary Cluster Catering Tender
Authority: Downsview Primary School (RM&C) (Education)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThere are four schools in this Croydon Primary Cluster: Downsview Primary and Nursery School, All Saints' CofE Primary School, Rockmount Primary School and St John's CofE Primary School. The schools are putting their catering contracts out to tender with a contract start date of 1st April 2027 for all the schools. 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 (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£4 together)Lot #1Downsview Primary and Nursery SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Upper Norwood and has a roll of 613 pupils.
Lot #2All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Upper Norwood and has a roll of 155 pupils.
Lot #3Rockmount Primary SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Upper Norwood and has a roll of 453 pupils.
Lot #4St John's CofE Primary SchoolRenewalPublished value£1
The school is located in Shirley and has a roll of 415 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
- 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
- 22 May 2026, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/CPC/540- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048064- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a1bcFind 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)
- 3 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- 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
22 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published158 days ago22 May 2026, 15:06 BST
- Clarification questions by117 days ago3 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline117 days ago3 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 43 days10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 May 2026, 15:06 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) CPC SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) CPC SQ Document Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) CPC SQ Scoring Example
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender