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EPOS - System to Sell

Buyer: Loughborough University →

BuyerLoughborough University
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£300,000
Published11 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Replacing the University's current electronic point of sales system (EPOS), looking to implement a forward-looking, unified and flexible 'System to Sell'— a unified yet flexible solution that enables each commercial service to operate independently while benefiting from shared infrastructure, integrated data, and enhanced customer experience. It’s our preference to ensure the system we procure now will be fit for purpose for the next 10 years. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Loughborough:-Catering-equipment./V6R78247V8 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V6R78247V8

Delivery location

UKF2, GB

Categories

Catering equipment 39310000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2031

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Catering equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 39. The category anchor is Catering equipment (39310000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 391,9225 median · 43.5 average (847 of 1,922 with a bid count)5.7 average (903 of 1,922 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKF226 median · 6 average (1 of 2 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 2 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1734 median · 5.8 average (5 of 173 with a bid count)1.2 average (5 of 173 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Suppliers registering interest will initially be sent further information on the project and a set of questions which the responses to will help shape our next steps. We may then carry out a supplier day or invite suppliers to demo their solution to further aid our procurement approach.engagement30 Jan 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060352
Latest release ID002083-2026
Latest release timestampSun Jan 11 2026 10:05:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£300,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
11 Jan 2026planning002083-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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