Official UK procurement notice
Cashless Catering Solution, Hardware and Support Services
Authority: THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Mead Educational Trust invites qualified suppliers to submit proposals for the supply, support and management of our cashless catering solution as detailed in this ITT. The objective is to select a provider that can offer a cutting-edge, cost-effective, and efficient cashless catering solution that aligns with our goal of providing exceptional education and facilities to our students and staff.
TMET would like to invite qualified suppliers to respond to this ITT for the procurement and supply of hardware, software, professional services, and consumables. This ITT document sets out the requirements and the selection criteria to be used in evaluation and provides information regard-ing how the tender process will be managed.
The purpose of this ITT is to obtain professional, costed propositions and solutions for the required equipment and services.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£150,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Compliance with technical requirements: 30%
- Service and Support: 30%
- Cost effectiveness: 30%
- Sustainability and environmental impact: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Compliance with technical requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Service and Support
- Sustainability and environmental impact
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009568- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06159fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published260 days ago3 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by243 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline229 days ago6 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by189 days ago15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender