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Published 7 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electronic Point of Sale & Kitchen Display Units

Official notice

Authority: GB-FTS-86859

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 10 Aug 2023awarded 14 Jun 2024
Awarded to Uniware Systems Ltd

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

ACE require a flexible software and hardware solution to ensure the continued efficiency of a complex catering operation encompassing: EPoS tills, Digital Ordering to operate across the catering estate which currently totals 49 EPoS tills across 26 geographical locations.

This will offer customers a choice of journey: to pay at the till, order at a self-service kiosk in the style of high street Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) such as Leon, Itsu & McDonalds or to order via cashless app for click and collect, delivery and order & pay at table.

CPV: Point of sale (POS) software development services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · 1 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1EPOS Tills, Digital Ordering (click & collect, delivery and order & pay at table), Merchant ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
Delivery: Scotland · The University of Edinburgh
Extensions: 24 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Self Service Kiosks, Merchant Services, Kitchen Display System (KDS)RenewalLot estimate not published

ACE require a flexible software and hardware solution to ensure the continued efficiency of a complex catering operation encompassing: EPoS tills, Digital Ordering and Kitchen Display Systems to operate across the catering estate which currently totals 49 EPoS tills across 26 geographical locations.

This will offer customers a choice of journey: to pay at the till, order at a self-service kiosk in the style of high street Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) such as Leon, Itsu & McDonalds or to order via cashless app for click and collect, delivery and order & pay at table. Additional information: Further information can be found within the Invitation to Tender documents on PCS-T.

Delivery: Scotland · The University of Edinburgh
Extensions: 24 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Functional Business Requirements: 37.5%
  • Technical Business Requirements: 37.5%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Functional Business Requirements: 37.50
  • Technical Business Requirements: 37.50
  • Price: 25
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 and Lot 2
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed within the Invitation to Tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2024, 08:49 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
EC1003
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021946
Classification (CPV)
Point of sale (POS) software development services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dfe4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:771606)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
10 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Aug 2023, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Aug 2023 → 17 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    8 Aug 2023, 12:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Jul 2024, 08:49 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 10 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    11 Jul 2023, 10:35 BST
    +2 days · was 8 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2024, 08:49 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.28 Aug 202310 Aug 2023+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.78 Aug 202310 Aug 2023+2 d

Due to system error, there was a delay for the ITT publication on PCS-T.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £386,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jun 2024

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - EPOS Tills, Digital Ordering (click & collect, delivery and order & pay at table), Merchant Services · Uniware Systems LtdSME

    Signed
    14 Jun 2024
    Value
    £386,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · EPOS Tills, Digital Ordering (click & collect, delivery and order & pay at table), Merchant Services2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

N/A

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The University Court of the University of EdinburghReview body EdinburghContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Uniware Systems LtdAwarded supplier Uniware Systems Ltd, Unit 84-85, Riverside Estate, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Medway City Estate, Rochester, South East, ME2 4BHContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria