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Catering Technologies and Services

Upcoming United Kingdom Office & computing machinery

Buyer THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED

€11.2M estimated value · €11,164,608 · converted from GBP

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TUCO intends to establish an Open Framework for Catering Technologies and Services, covering technology solutions used by TUCO member institutions, including higher education, further education, healthcare, local authority and other member organisations, to run their catering operations. The Framework is anticipated to be structured into six Lots: P2P System; Food Safety and Compliance; Digital Signage; EPOS (Point of Sale); Greenhouse Gas Calculator; and Food Waste Management Systems. The estimated annual value is £1.2m, £9.6m over 8 years. This Pipeline Notice gives advance notice of the intention, and a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice with a supplier questionnaire will follow to gather feedback on the Lot structure, commercial models and market capability.

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TUCO intends to establish an Open Framework for Catering Technologies and Services, covering technology solutions used by TUCO member institutions (higher education, further education, healthcare, local authority and other member organisations) to run their catering operations. The Framework is anticipated to be structured into six Lots: P2P System; Food Safety & Compliance; Digital Signage; EPOS (Point of Sale); Greenhouse Gas Calculator; and Food Waste Management Systems. Estimated annual value is £1.2m; £9.6m over 8 years Open Framework (a scheme of successive frameworks under section 49 of the Procurement Act 2023), anticipated to be awarded following the Open procedure. This Pipeline Notice provides advance notice of TUCO's intention to establish an Open Framework for Catering Technologies and Services. A UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) will follow in due course, which will include a supplier questionnaire to gather feedback from potential suppliers on the proposed Lot structure, commercial models, and market capability ahead of the tender. Suppliers interested in this opportunity are encouraged to look out for the UK2 notice and to respond to the questionnaire when published.

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THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED

United Kingdom

notices in the register
7
awards
4

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Office & computing machinery - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
HP Inc UK Limited 23 €6.9M Sep 2026
XMA Limited 11 €13.9M Sep 2026
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED 11 €3.1M Aug 2026
SOFTCAT PLC 7 €8.4M Sep 2026
COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED 7 €5.0M Aug 2026

Based on 204 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

Market context

open now in Office & computing machinery
3,771
median open notice
€184,843

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Office & computing machinery

different companies won awards here
103
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
22%
buyers awarded contracts here
143

Based on 204 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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