--- title: "Electronic Catering Management System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHUMBERLAND TYNE & WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2017-11-03" --- # Electronic Catering Management System Buyer: NORTHUMBERLAND TYNE & WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0879ce7c-3e25-40ea-95d3-555883737afc.json) ## Summary The Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Electronic Catering Management System." The procurement is focused on the healthcare industry and aims to implement a comprehensive system capable of managing patient meals, point of sale functionality in cafes, and inventory control across multiple hospital sites located in the North East of England. Key dates include an engagement end date set for 23rd February 2018, during which the organisation seeks to gather market insights and gauge the capabilities of potential suppliers. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT solutions, specifically those with experience in catering management systems and NHS environments. Suppliers that offer robust point of sale and inventory management software could find a suitable niche here. Companies who can demonstrate existing successful implementations and flexibility to adapt to the bespoke needs of healthcare services will be particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract, thus enabling business growth within the public sector. ## Notice NTW Solutions Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust) are looking to implement an overarching catering management system to support our efforts to deliver quality services to our customers. The catering management system must deliver the following high level requirements: * Patient feeding and Meal ordering functionality * Point of Sale functionality in our 7 Cafes and Shops * Comprehensive stock control functionality * Goods re-ordering functionality * Hospitality ordering functionality The catering department serve approximately 750,000 meals per year managing circa 500 stock lines from approximately 35 suppliers. Food provision for our 50+ ordering points is centrally managed from one of our 12 hospital sites. Connectivity between all sites will be an essential requirement of the system as will an ability to interface with our patient record system (RiO). We are keen to understand current market capability and are keen to hear from suppliers that have an existing demonstrable system (currently implemented in an NHS or similar environment) that could meet the above requirements. Due to the nature of the patient and client groups we serve the system must offer sufficient flexibility to meet our bespoke needs and offer improvements in terms of efficiency, reporting accountability and governance. Suppliers who believe they are able to offer a suitable solution are invited to provide us with the following: * A brief summary of their system and the functionality it offers. * Contact details for further discussion. Please note that this is a pre-market engagement exercise at this stage. It is envisaged that a formal procurement exercise will take place at a later date once we have a better understanding of the market capability. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04ff38f7-2cb3-4264-9154-c0167ee1e887 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Nov 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHUMBERLAND TYNE & WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE3 3XT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Fawdon & West Gosforth | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne North | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package - 48430000 - Inventory management software package ## Release History - 3 Nov 2017 at 16:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04ff38f7-2cb3-4264-9154-c0167ee1e887 - 3 Nov 2017 at 16:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04ff38f7-2cb3-4264-9154-c0167ee1e887 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04ff38f7-2cb3-4264-9154-c0167ee1e887 3rd November 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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