Planning

Early market engagement for Food Retail, Delivered Hospitality and Events Management systems

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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Planning

08 Jun 2021 at 07:17

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Newcastle University involves early market engagement for systems related to Food Retail, Delivered Hospitality, and Events Management. This process is currently in the planning stage and aims to improve the university's operational efficiency, which serves approximately 6,000 staff and 24,000 students. Key dates include the engagement end date, set for 8 September 2021. The value of the projected contract is £150,000, and it falls under the category of software packages, specifically point of sale (POS) software. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest through the university's e-tender system, ProContract.

This tender represents significant opportunities for software providers specialising in integrated systems that enhance hospitality and event management workflows. Businesses that offer point of sale, human resources, sales, marketing, and customer relationship management software packages would be particularly suited to compete. As Newcastle University seeks to streamline its processes and reduce manual workloads, companies capable of delivering comprehensive solutions that meet the university's diverse needs may find a lucrative partnership ahead.

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Notice Title

Early market engagement for Food Retail, Delivered Hospitality and Events Management systems

Notice Description

Newcastle University are reviewing their Food Retail, Delivered Hospitality and Events Management systems. The University has approximately 6,000 staff and 24,000 students. The Hospitality & Commercial Services turnover, pre-Covid, was in the region of PS5.2m and provided the following services: 1. a catered halls of residence supporting approximately 800 first year students. 2. 19 retail outlets (cafes and restaurants) currently with 31 tills, including loyalty and promotion schemes to encourage customer retention and growth. 3. conference bookings, managing venues and on-site accommodation. 4. event catering looking after both internal meetings / events and external conference customers, delivered across Campus from a central production site. A number of different systems are currently used to manage these, some interfaced but also with some manual processes to transfer information. Ideally one system would be able to manage all services, or we'd be looking to reduce the number of systems and the manual processes. The University's SAP system will / is expected to be used for processing invoices and paying suppliers, and overall financial reporting. Also: On the retail side, there is a need to develop pre-paid catering packages for students not in catered halls of residences to use in the retail outlets, improve management accounting reporting and management of performance. On the event catering and conference side, there is a need to improve the ability for customers to book and manage their events, to communicate more effectively with customers and to improve back office efficiency. In preparation for a tender exercise, the University is conducting early market engagement to better understand possible solutions and estimated costs. To this end we are seeking discussions with companies who could potentially supply some or all of our requirements. Please register your interest on the Unversity's e-tender system - ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login including information about the services your system covers, an overview of the functionality, and what differentiates your system and company from others in the market.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7e2b3836-dde1-4ddd-bc9f-d583d329d377
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69389a66-488a-4eac-b61a-a9852f952bce
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package

48422000 - Software package suites

48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package

48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package

48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Sep 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Steven Hogg
Contact Email
steven.hogg@ncl.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1912086476

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 7RU
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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