Notice Information
Notice Title
Cashless Catering, Online Payments & Kitchen Management Software - Lot 1 - Cashless Catering
Notice Description
As part of the existing contract renewal processes, North Ayrshire Council (NAC) has identified the need to upgrade or replace their existing Cashless Catering and Online Payment solutions, together with introducing Kitchen Management Software. The systems will be extended for use across all 9 academies, 49 primary schools and 1 additional support needs (ASN) school within the Council's remit. The Council also have a number of hospitality locations and outside catering units (including pop-ups) that may be included if the solution permits. The Council are seeking contract(s) for the provision of three inter-related, cloud-based systems (including supply, installation, licences and training) and will consider suppliers who can offer all elements (or a combination thereof) but will also consider separate providers. The requirement has been split into 3 Lots as follows; Lot 1 - Cashless Catering system (including meal ordering functionality) with full upgrades, annual maintenance and support (including software and minimum hardware) Lot 2 - Online Payments system Lot 3 - Kitchen Management Software with full upgrades, annual maintenance and support (including software and minimum hardware)
Lot Information
Cashless Catering Services and Equipment
Contract Modification for NAC/5054 Cashless Catering, Online Payments & Kitchen Management Software - Lot 1 - Cashless Catering
Renewal: This contract has an option to extend for up to another 12 months. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of North Ayrshire Council and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
Kitchen management systemThe services required under this lot will include but not be limited to; - Cloud-based software that meets the information management needs of primary and secondary school kitchens, hospitality locations and outside catering units (including pop-ups). - Modular application that will allow gradual roll out of functionality in line with NAC timeline and appetite. - Systemisation of the current Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points log. - Provision of an innovative solution to record temperatures of equipment and food seamlessly, along with details of who took the temperatures. - Software and minimum hardware for advanced reporting, nutritional analysis, menu planning, inventory and kitchen management. - Provision of various interface capabilities and capability of storing/transmitting all the relevant information with central offices, with full management, backup and archive functions. - Provision of full upgrades, annual maintenance and support. - Integration with existing systems used by NAC including but not limited to; newly awarded Cashless Catering and Online Payment systems.
Renewal: This contract has an option to extend for up to another 12 months. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of North Ayrshire Council and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
Online PaymentsThe requirement under this lot will include but not be limited to: - The supply of software systems allowing the ability for NAC to take online payments for education services from any internet connected device - Ability for parents / guardians to go online and pay for child's school meal, trip, and other non-meal purchases - The ability for payments to be accepted from PayPoint terminals and / or similar (should a parent have no access to the internet). - Integrate with existing systems used by NAC; SEEMIS and Integra / Civica Pay and newly awarded Cashless Catering and Kitchen Management systems.
Renewal: This contract has an option to extend for up to another 12 months. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of North Ayrshire Council and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-029819
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065916-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package
66110000 - Banking services
66115000 - International payment transfer services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £340,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £290,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £868,490 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Apr 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jun 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- March 2025
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lauradaniel@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1294310000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IRVINE
- Postcode
- KA12 8EE
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Irvine South
- Westminster Constituency
- Central Ayrshire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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