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title: "The Provision of a Cashless Catering System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0290f7"
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# The Provision of a Cashless Catering System

Buyer: CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0290f7

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## Summary

The Caerphilly County Borough Council has recently completed a procurement process for the provision of a Cashless Catering System, classified under Point of Sale (POS) software development services within the services industry category. This open tender was initiated on 2nd February 2021, with the contract awarded to Uniware Systems Ltd, amounting to £906,856.05. The scope entails replacing existing till systems and cashless solutions across various schools and corporate buildings in Caerphilly County, aimed at facilitating cashless payments and enhancing the culinary experience in educational settings.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, particularly those with experience in point of sale systems and catering services. Companies that are adept in providing innovative cashless payment solutions and ongoing support could greatly benefit from these initiatives. Given the urgency created by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses that can deliver efficient and scalable solutions are well-positioned to compete, allowing them to expand their client base within educational authorities and similar sectors.

## Notice

Caerphilly County Borough Council awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide a Cashless Catering Solution including support and maintenance within all Comprehensive schools, Primary Schools and some Corporate buildings.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Caerphilly County Borough Council awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide a Cashless Catering system which will be deployed in Comprehensive schools, primary schools and corporate buildings. The contract includes for the provision of hardware and software and ongoing maintenance and support for the contract duration. The scope of the initial piece of work is to: - Replace till systems and dated cashless systems in up to 9 Secondary Schools capable of accepting cashless, contactless payment, online payments, mobile phone payments, or cash payments. - A rolling programme will need to be planned to meet the LA need to install a cashless solution in all primary, secondary schools, Meals Direct and Staff & Civic catering. - Put in place a web-based portal that will allow parents to create accounts for their children and credit money into the account. - Link on-line accounts to the system to ensure that money from meal transactions is coded to the correct accounts. - Provide a process to allow for the acceptance of cash and cashless payments and allow the till system to be updated with Free School Meal allowances.

Options: The Council may wish to purchase additional hardware and services through this contract if and when a requirement arises.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002448-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £906,856 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | HENGOED |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF82 7PG |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL53 Gwent Valleys |
| Local authority | Caerphilly |
| Electoral ward | Ystrad Mynach |
| Westminster constituency | Caerphilly |
| Delivery location | TLL16 Gwent Valleys |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIWARE SYSTEMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package
- 55520000 - Catering services
- 72212110 - Point of sale (POS) software development services

## Release History

- 8 Feb 2021 at 09:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002448-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:245093-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0272

## Provenance

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