Aquinas CE Education Trust Catering Tender

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  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PPZM-3252-YTCH",
    "name": "Aquinas Church of England Education Trust (RM\u0026C)"
  },
  "date": "2026-03-13T16:15:38Z",
  "id": "023186-2026",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-066a4d",
  "parties": [
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      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Bromley",
        "postalCode": "BR2 8HZ",
        "region": "UKI61",
        "streetAddress": "Magpie Hall Lane"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "James.Brown@aquinastrust.org"
      },
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      "name": "Aquinas Church of England Education Trust (RM\u0026C)",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
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    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Reading",
        "postalCode": "RG8 0JJ",
        "region": "UKJ14",
        "streetAddress": "Suthernwood View, Woodcote Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "David.allen@rmandcconsultants.co.uk",
        "name": "David Allen",
        "telephone": "+44 7786312805"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.rmandcconsultants.co.uk"
      },
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        "id": "04208069",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
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      "name": "RM\u0026C Consultants Ltd",
      "roleDetails": "Management Consultants in providing tender management to schools/trusts.",
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    "tender"
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    "awardPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2026-07-13T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
    "description": "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.",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "Not published",
        "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
        "id": "conflictOfInterest"
      },
      {
        "datePublished": "2026-03-13T16:15:38Z",
        "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "tenderNotice",
        "format": "text/html",
        "id": "023186-2026",
        "noticeType": "UK4",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023186-2026"
      }
    ],
    "enquiryPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2026-04-28T13:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2026-04-28T13:00:00+01:00",
    "id": "RMandC/2026/Aquinas/529",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "School catering services",
            "id": "55524000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom",
            "region": "UKJ4"
          }
        ],
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "You will need to complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score.",
              "name": "Scoring Example",
              "type": "quality"
            }
          ],
          "weightingDescription": "Please complete the SQ Part 2 document and use the Scoring Example to see what you will score."
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-10-11T23:59:59+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2031-10-11T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "description": null,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "1",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Renewal possible after 3 years subject to satisfactory performance."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true
        },
        "value": {
          "amount": 1.0,
          "amountGross": 1.0,
          "currency": "GBP"
        }
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procedure": {
      "features": "The first stage is the SQ\u2019s 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."
    },
    "procurementMethod": "selective",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
    "status": "active",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "Follow instructions in the Part 1 Document. Please email your Part 2 Response to the Trust and RM\u0026C 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.",
    "submissionTerms": {
      "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
      "languages": [
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      ]
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    "title": "Aquinas CE Education Trust Catering Tender",
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      "amountGross": 1.0,
      "currency": "GBP"
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