Planning

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

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE T/A NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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Planning

08 Jun 2021 at 07:40

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Newcastle upon Tyne is initiating an early market engagement process for a tender titled "Early market engagement for Food Retail, Delivered Hospitality and Events Management systems." This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically focusing on Point of Sale (POS) software packages. The engagement aims to gather insights on potential solutions and costs to improve food retail and hospitality systems at the university, which serves approximately 6,000 staff and 24,000 students. Currently in the planning stage with a projected continuation into the tender phase, interested parties are encouraged to register on the university's e-tender system, ProContract, by a specified future notice date of 1 February 2022. The location of the university is Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

This procurement represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in retail management systems, hospitality software, and event management solutions. Companies that can provide integrated systems capable of managing various services effectively, such as catering, retail operations, and client event management, would be particularly well-suited to participate. The successful vendor could enhance their market presence by aligning with a major educational institution like Newcastle University, thus supporting growth through increased business from education sector contracts.

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Notice Title

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

Notice Description

In preparation for a tender exercise, Newcastle University is conducting early market engagement to better understand possible solutions and estimated costs for Food Retail, Delivered Hospitality and Events Management systems.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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-h6vhtk-02b938
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012743-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
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
1 Feb 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE T/A NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Mr 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
TLC22 Tyneside

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

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