Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 2 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Kitchen Management Solution & Associated Hardware

Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£245,500≈ £123k / year · £294,600 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 1 Feb 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsup to 3 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Yorkshire Council is requesting information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirement, to understand the range of potential solutions available in the market, and to assist with drafting a potential future tender specification for a Kitchen Management Solution and associated hardware for use in schools and corporate sites across North Yorkshire. The system will also be used centrally for recipe maintenance, nutritional analysis and allergen control.

CPV: Administration software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems · Tablet computer

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Mar 2028 — 28 Feb 2030 (2 yrs) · up to 3 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
30213200 Tablet computer48000000 Software package and information systems48219300 Administration software package72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST
Authority reference
392-NYC-RS
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Administration software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systemsTablet computer
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f97

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    2 Oct 2026, 12:03 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTuk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
  3. Tender notice expectedin 123 days
    1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2028, 00:00 GMT

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
    2 Oct 2026, 12:03 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The North Yorkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNXY-8263-XCNL County Hall, Racecourse Lane,, Northallerton, Yorkshire & Humber, DL7 8AD [email protected] +44 1609533093

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure