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title: "Cashless Catering and School Meal Ordering System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b6"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Ted Wragg Multi-academy Trust"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Cashless Catering and School Meal Ordering System

Buyer: Ted Wragg Multi-academy Trust  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b6

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## Summary

The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust is exploring a modern cashless catering, school meal ordering and payment service for its estate of primary, secondary and all-through schools. The requirement is a service-led combination of catering technology, software and information systems, canteen management, IT support and application hosting. It may cover the supply of relevant catering equipment, online or hosted meal-ordering functionality, cashless payment facilities and integrations with existing school systems. The Trust is seeking to understand available technologies, service models, integration options, implementation approaches and emerging innovations before developing its future requirement. Delivery would support schools operated by the Trust in England. The anticipated service is suitable for suppliers able to combine education catering operations with reliable digital ordering and payment platforms.

This procurement is at preliminary market-engagement and planning stage; it is not a call for competition, tender, supplier shortlisting or pre-qualification exercise. The Trust expects to use responses to shape its procurement strategy and future specification. Organisations interested in contributing to the Request for Information were expected to submit a response by 25 September 2026 at 17:00. The Trust indicated that a subsequent notice may be published around 1 January 2027. The planned contract period is 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2030, with renewal possible until 31 August 2032. There is one planned lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The record does not set out a procurement method, award criteria or contract value at this stage.

This exercise will suit suppliers already delivering cashless catering, school meal ordering, payment or canteen-management systems, particularly those serving mixed school estates. Relevant businesses are likely to include software providers, hosted application specialists, catering technology firms, payment solution providers, systems integrators and managed IT service companies. The Trust is specifically looking for evidence of current market capability, different delivery and integration models, innovative features, implementation approaches and emerging developments. A strong response would therefore explain how the service works across primary, secondary and all-through schools, how it connects with other systems, and how implementation and ongoing support are delivered. The planned lot is identified as suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist suppliers and partnerships with complementary catering, technology or integration capability may be well placed to prepare for the future procurement.

## Notice

Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to better understand the market for modern school cashless catering, meal ordering and payment solutions. The Trust currently operates a mixture of primary, secondary, and all-through schools and wishes to gather information on available technologies, service models, integrations, innovations and implementation approaches. The information received will be used solely to understand current market capability, available delivery and integration models, indicative commercial approaches and emerging developments. It may also inform the Trust's procurement strategy and the development of a future specification. This exercise does not constitute a call for competition, tender process, supplier shortlisting exercise or pre-qualification process.

### Planning Information

The Request for Information (RfI) document can be accessed through the tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tedwraggtrust/
If an organisation is interested in responding to the RfI, click on 'Register', fill in the required details and click on 'Register My Company'. An email with confirmation of your email and password will then be sent. This will allow organisations to access the project and submit a response.
The deadline to complete and submit a response is 25 September 2026, 17:00.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085833-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ted Wragg Multi-academy Trust |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 7NL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | St Loyes |
| Westminster constituency | Exmouth and Exeter East |
| Delivery location | TLK4 Devon |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 39310000 - Catering equipment
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 55512000 - Canteen management services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72416000 - Application service providers

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 12:13 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085833-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085833-2026
  10th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tedwraggtrust.co.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/tedwraggtrust/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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