Catering Tender - Murray Park Community School

What the buyer is asking for

Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific objectives detailed in the tender documents. Selection Stage, shortlist Tender stage, shortlist presentation, and reference checking 4. The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding companies, the highest scoring companies progressing to the next stage. Only those companies invited to tender will progress to the ITT stage.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityQualityBidders are scored based on criteria contained in the tender documents
• 30%pricePriceBidders are required to complete and submit a financial submission which is scored against criteria contained in the tender documentation.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 23 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published17 days ago

   20 Oct 2026, 16:55 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 7 days

   13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 98 days

   12 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 206 days

   31 May 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice20 Oct 2026, 16:55 BST099193-2026

Documents

• Bidders apply via email contacting dave.croshaw@ace-advice.co.uk and they are then issued access to a secure on-line portal, BIDIFUL, where they access the tender documents and submit their response
• Tender notice on Find a Tender