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Published 10 Sept 2026, 12:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cashless Catering and School Meal Ordering System

Authority: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (Public body)

ServicesSME suitable
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Software Packages & ERP (48)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55)+1 more Delivery: South West (UKK4)
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected 1 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Application service providers · Canteen management services · Catering equipment · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Sept 2027 — 31 Aug 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South West
Extensions
Extension options published
39310000 Catering equipment48000000 Software package and information systems55512000 Canteen management services72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72416000 Application service providers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Sept 2026, 12:13 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 12:13 BST
Authority reference
PP27002
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Application service providersCanteen management servicesCatering equipmentIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b6

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published9 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 12:13 BST
  2. Market engagementin 6 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    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 more…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.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 104 days
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 346 days
    1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 12:13 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08545109 Great Moor House Bittern Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 7NL [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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