Planning

Catering Management and Information Systems Pin Notice

EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

The East Renfrewshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a tender titled "Catering Management and Information Systems Pin Notice". This initiative aims to gather feedback from suppliers regarding innovative solutions in the areas of Catering Management, Information Systems, and Cashless Catering solutions for all Primary and High Schools within East Renfrewshire. Interested suppliers must submit their expressions of interest by no later than 12 noon on Friday, 16th February 2018. A demonstration event for selected suppliers will be held on 2nd March 2018 at the Council Offices in Barrhead, located in Giffnock, Scotland. This project falls under the services category, focusing on advancements in educational catering services.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses involved in educational services, technology development, and catering systems. Companies offering innovative, cashless payment solutions and user-friendly management systems will find this particularly relevant. Businesses should be prepared to demonstrate their capabilities in classroom pre-ordering, point-of-sale functionality, and compliance with national legislation, including GDPR. Capturing the interest of the Council could lead to further engagements in public sector contracts, thus supporting growth in the education technology and services market.

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Notice Title

Catering Management and Information Systems Pin Notice

Notice Description

East Renfrewshire Council's Education department are keen to get some feedback from suppliers on the capabilities that are on offer in the areas of Catering Management and Information Systems and traditional Cashless Catering solutions. A Catering Management and Information solution should be able to provide the following functionality in all ERC Primary and High Schools as a minimum but the Council is keen to see areas of innovation that suppliers in the current market can offer.

Lot Information

Lot 1

East Renfrewshire Council's Education department are keen to get some feedback from suppliers on the capabilities that are on offer in the areas of Catering Management and Information Systems and traditional Cashless Catering solutions. A Catering Management and Information solution should be able to provide the following functionality in all ERC Primary and High Schools as a minimum but the Council is keen to see areas of innovation that suppliers in the current market can offer. As a minimum, a Catering Management and Information system should be able to provide classroom pre-ordering capability and point of sale functionality in school cafeterias. Solutions should be able to manage pupil accounts and reduce balances when purchases are made. Solutions should be easy to use and cashless by design and should link balance and payment information with the Council's current online payments for schools partner, Parentpay. Solutions should have detailed easy to access reporting capability and should comply with national legislation including GDPR. The Council are looking to move away from taking cash in schools and are keen to explore technological advances on how this can be achieved. The council will invite a maximum of four interested suppliers to an demonstration event on the 2nd March held within East Renfrewshire Council Offices in Barrhead. Suppliers will be expected to provide a one hour demonstration of their product and a half hour Q&A session. Suppliers will be allocated a time slot during the day and will present to a number of Council officers. A more detailed list of requirements will be provided to those suppliers who are invited to present before the 2nd March. Interested suppliers are invited to email debbie.hill@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk no later than 12 noon Friday 16th February outlining why they would like to take part in the demonstration. It will be at the Councils discretion as to the 4 suppliers chosen.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000528865
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB308813
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48810000 - Information systems

55500000 - Canteen and catering services

55512000 - Canteen management services

72212420 - Facilities management software development services and software development services suite

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2018Expired
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
EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Debbie Hill, Principal Category Manager Procurement
Contact Email
debbie.hill@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1415778486

Buyer Location

Locality
GIFFNOCK
Postcode
G46 6UG
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire

Local Authority
East Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward
Giffnock and Thornliebank
Westminster Constituency
East Renfrewshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB308813
    Catering Management and Information Systems Pin Notice - East Renfrewshire Council's Education department are keen to get some feedback from suppliers on the capabilities that are on offer in the areas of Catering Management and Information Systems and traditional Cashless Catering solutions. A Catering Management and Information solution should be able to provide the following functionality in all ERC Primary and High Schools as a minimum but the Council is keen to see areas of innovation that suppliers in the current market can offer.

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