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Catering purchasing service, (including a products management system)

  • University of York

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048684

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051a1e (view related notices)

Published 4 August 2025, 4:12pm

Last edited 14 August 2025, 11:29am

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Engagement deadline

When the engagement period will end.

01 09 2025

Scope

Reference

UY PROC 1203

Description

Catering purchasing service (including a products management system) that will operate in all of the University's catering and bar outlets, including (where required) those of its subsidiary and trading companies.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2032
  • 6 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Contract locations

  • UKE21 - York

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 September 2025

Engagement process description

The University of York has issued a market engagement questionnaire to seek feedback from the Catering Purchasing Service and Catering Products Management system market to help it to shape its strategy prior to advertising its tender.

The questionnaire can be accessed through the In-tend e-procurement portal on the following link (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home) until 17:00 Monday 1st September 2025

The aim of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is twofold, firstly to notify the market of the University's requirements, and for the University to obtain detailed feedback from potential suppliers who can deliver the requirements to the University.

The University intends to utilise the information collected from this engagement questionnaire to develop a procurement strategy to take to market to procure and secure a supplier to meet its requirements. It is hoped that shaping and refining the procurement strategy will result in an awareness of the University's requirements within the marketplace, and that early engagement with suppliers will enable the University to achieve its objectives. This engagement process shall therefore be of benefit to both the University and potential bidders.

This document asks questions on areas where the University is keen to receive feedback. These are not considered exhaustive, and respondents are invited to raise other areas they believe are relevant.

Parties wishing to take part in this engagement process are asked to complete the questionnaire and return by upload to the In-tend e-procurement portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home) by 17:00 Monday 1st September 2025.


Contracting authority

University of York

  • UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10007167
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRDQ-5539-WTHX

Heslington

York

YO10 5DD

United Kingdom

Region: UKE21 - York

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government