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Aquinas CE Education Trust Catering Tender

Aquinas Church of England Education Trust (RM&C) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 00:17.

Opportunity overview

The Aquinas CE Education Trust situated in Bromley in Kent are putting their catering contract out to tender for their 8 primary schools. The contract start date will be 12th October 2026 (TBC). You will be bidding for all the schools as one contract and one lot. The Trust will be able to select their preferred company from the companies shortlisted to make presentations.

Classification

  • CPV55524000 — School catering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RMandC/2026/Aquinas/529
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Follow instructions in the Part 1 Document. Please email your Part 2 Response to the Trust 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 https://www.mytenders.co.uk. Please do not embed your documents into the Part 2 document, provide your additional documents / policies as attachments.
Expression Of Interest Deadline
28 Apr 2026, 13:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The first stage is the SQ’s will be scored against the advertised template and the Trust 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.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Apr 2026, 13:00

Expected award period

Ends
13 Jul 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
To re attach the Documents required for this stage.
Id
033613-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1
Amount
1
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Please complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Scoring Example
Description
You will need to complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
11 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
11 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Renewal possible after 3 years subject to satisfactory performance.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55524000
Description
School catering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
1) Aquinas SQ Document Part 1
Entry 2
Id
L-2
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
2) Aquinas SQ Document Part 2
Entry 3
Id
L-3
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
3) Aquinas SQ Scoring Example
Entry 4
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 5
Id
033613-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Apr 2026, 10:41
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Aquinas Church of England Education Trust (RM&C)
Id
GB-PPON-PPZM-3252-YTCH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPZM-3252-YTCH

Address

Street Address
Magpie Hall Lane
Locality
Bromley
Postal Code
BR2 8HZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI61

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
RM&C Consultants Ltd
Id
GB-COH-04208069
Role Details
Management Consultants in providing tender management to schools/trusts.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04208069

Address

Street Address
Suthernwood View, Woodcote Road
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG8 0JJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Name
David Allen
Telephone
+44 7786312805

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bromley · UKI61 · BR2 8HZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 023186-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 033613-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·