Official UK procurement notice
St Michael's Catholic High School Catering Tender
Authority: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (RM&C) (Public body)·On behalf of: RM&C Consultants Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSt Michael's Catholic High School is located in Watford, Hertfordshire and are part of The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust. They are putting their catering contract out to tender with a contract start date of 2nd April 2027.
- 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: The Selection Question response will be scored using the scoring example attached.
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
- 7 May 2026, 13:01 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2026, 14:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
RMandC/2026/SMCHS/535- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041900- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06934cFind 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)
- 11 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jun 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 School 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
7 May 2026 → 2 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published174 days ago7 May 2026, 13:01 BST
- Clarification questions by139 days ago11 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline139 days ago11 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 40 days8 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days2 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026- Tender notice published7 May 2026, 13:01 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 May 2026, 14:58 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Adding the SQ documents to the notice.
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 (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications 3) SMCHS SQ Scoring Example
- Bidding documents and specifications 1) SMCHS SQ Document Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications 2) SMCHS SQ Document Part 2
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender