Planning

Software solution for kitchen management across 94 sites

CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA

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Planning

11 Dec 2024 at 15:38

Summary of the contracting process

Swansea Council's Education Catering department is in the planning stage of procuring a software solution for kitchen management across 94 sites. The contract falls under the "Software package and information systems" industry category. The department aims to digitalise all kitchen functions, making service paperless, and the software solution should be compatible with iCloud and work on laptop devices. The location for this project is Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, UK, and responses to this Prior Information Notice must be submitted by 17th January 2025. A future notice for the procurement process is expected on 3rd March 2025.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specializing in software packages, particularly those with expertise in kitchen management systems, administration software, and cloud-based solutions. Companies that can offer robust digitalisation solutions for operational needs, including ordering supplies, costing, HACCP compliance, and centralised reporting, would be well-suited to compete. This initiative by the City & County of Swansea offers a chance to contribute to enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability in public sector catering operations.

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Notice Title

Software solution for kitchen management across 94 sites

Notice Description

Swansea Council Education Catering department has recently moved to using lap top devices in their kitchens. Whilst this allows staff to access central information the main objective is to make the service paperless. All kitchen functions need to be digitalised allowing central access to all information with the ability to formulate easy look reports to aid operations

Lot Information

Lot 1

Swansea Council is looking to procure software to meet all operational needs within their kitchens to improve efficiency and remove use of paper. The Department need this software to be compatible to work on a lap top device with an iCloud solution as a preference. This solution would essentially be a kitchen management software with the ability for cooks to order supplies, use costing information, enter daily information that must be recorded as per HACCP requirements, ability to record timesheets and collate information etc within easy look reports available centrally. Interested parties are invited to initially submit a response to Alison Cosker, at alison.cosker@swansea.gov.uk no later than the 17th January 2025. Please provide: 1.Name of your organisation and brief description of its background and experience 2.Would you be interested in tendering for the services described above? If so: Please provide details of your solution together with licencing information. 3.Any other comments/suggestions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c738
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039968-2024
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

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48219300 - Administration 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
11 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Mar 2025Expired
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
CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@swansea.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1792637242

Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA1 3SN
Post Town
Swansea
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL43 Swansea
Delivery Location
TLL18 Swansea

Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

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