Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-0598f4
- Published by:
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Authority ID:
- AA0259
- Publication date:
- 11 September 2025
- Deadline date:
- 03 October 2025
- Notice type:
- UK2
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
Through this pre-market engagement (PME), Cardiff Metropolitan University (“the University”) is seeking to gain a better understanding of the current systems and service capabilities available in the marketplace, that could potentially provide a modern, customer-focussed Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system to support payment handling for a wide range of products and services across the University.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
ITT/25/27
Procurement description
Through this pre-market engagement (PME), Cardiff Metropolitan University (“the University”) is seeking to gain a better understanding of the current systems and service capabilities available in the marketplace, that could potentially provide a modern, customer-focussed Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system to support payment handling for a wide range of products and services across the University.
Total value (estimated)
90000 GBP Excluding VAT
108000 GBP Including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01 August 2026, 00:00AM to 31 July 2028, 23:59PM
Contracting authority
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Identification register:
Address 1: Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue
Town/City: Cardiff
Postcode: CF5 2YB
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPNB-5569-JLHH
Email: Tenders@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales
Procedure
Is the total value above threshold?
Below threshold
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1
CPV classifications
- 72212110 - Point of sale (POS) software development services
- 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package
- 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Contract start date (estimated)
01 August 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
31 July 2028, 23:59PM
Engagement
Engagement process description
The process will be conducted via the University’s ‘In-Tend’ portal where interested parties will be able to access the initial documentation in the form of a questionnaire, receive all process related notifications and issues correspondence.
The portal web address is:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home
The notice web address is:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/ProjectManage/248
Outgoing messages from the University will be sent to bidders using the email address entered as part of the portal registration process. In considering what email address to use for this purpose, we strongly recommend that a generic, shared email mail account is used to help avoid any loss of communication through changes of staff or staff sickness or holidays that may occur.
On review of submissions, the University intends to invite a maximum of 5 interested parties to demonstrate their system to a panel of university stakeholders.
Due date
03 October 2025, 23:59PM
Has the engagement period already ended?
No
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
01 December 2025
Coding
Commodity categories
| ID |
Title
|
Parent category
|
| 48400000 |
Business transaction and personal business software package |
Software package and information systems |
| 72212110 |
Point of sale (POS) software development services |
Programming services of application software |
| 48110000 |
Point of sale (POS) software package |
Industry specific software package |
Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
|
| 1020 |
East Wales |
About the buyer
- Main contact:
- n/a
- Admin contact:
- n/a
- Technical contact:
- n/a
- Other contact:
- n/a