Awarded contract

Provision of a Cashless Catering System

Details

Value
£398,379
Topic
Accounting machines and cash registers
Published
8 July 2025

Tender description

Pembrokeshire County Council operates a centrally managed catering service. This service currently provides catering arrangements for 52 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 1 special school and 1 pupil learning centre. In addition to its school settings the Council also has 2 mobile units which provide catering for outdoor events. Initially the Council is seeking tenders for the supply and installation of a centralised Cashless Catering system in all education settings and mobile units. Lot 1: Initially the Council is seeking tenders for the supply and installation of a centralised Cashless Catering system in all education settings and mobile units. The new system must improve the management information in relation to the following: - Improved uptake of school meals in secondary schools. - A reduced risk of errors in ordering in each establishment. - A more stable and reliable system within schools, which will reduce queuing and improve the overall dining experience. - Improved monitoring by service management to drive down waste and costs. The successful supplier will be responsible for migrating Pembrokeshire County Council’s existing data for pupils into the new system by no later than 1st September 2025

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date26 June 2025
  2. Completed: Award published8 July 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Pembrokeshire County Council buys as a local authority covering southwest Wales, with its own central procurement team based in Haverfordwest. Formal tenders above the higher advertising threshold appear on the Bravo e-tenderwales portal, with Sell2Wales alerts for suppliers. Lower-value opportunities instead go through Sell2Wales's Quick Quotes function. Category management groups spending into nine areas, including adult social care, construction, highways and corporate ICT. Awards are decided under a Most Advantageous Tender score, weighing overall quality against price. Framework agreements and dynamic markets support longer-term supplier relationships across those nine categories.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Pembrokeshire County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 30142000 · Accounting machines and cash registers
  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems
  • 48110000 · Point of sale (POS) software package
  • 48444000 · Accounting system
  • 55512000 · Canteen management services
  • 55520000 · Catering services
  • 55524000 · School catering services
  • 72514000 · Computer facilities management services

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