Purpose

Newcastle City Council (NCC) has a
requirement for a Schools Biometric Electronic Point of Sale
(EPOS). This report requests approval to put a contract in place
following a procurement exercise.
NCC’s School Meal Service
currently provides the school meals provision to circa 85 schools
across the City. This includes the preparation and service of meals
to pupils in Nursery, Primary, Middle and High school locations.
NCC provides a full service provision including procurement,
storage, preparation and service of meals. The primary objective of
the procurement exercise is to have in place a solution that
improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the catering service
during trading times through improved transaction times.

Content

The recommendations were agreed as outlined in
the attached report.