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Carmarthenshire County Council

EPOS system for Carmarthenshire County Council's leisure service

Business ServicesCPV 55300000
Value£75k
Deadline30 Sept 2026
Published9 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Sept 202620 days leftCloses 30 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Chris Davies
chddavies@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
+441267246239

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£75ktotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

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The brief

THIS IS A RETENDER TO OCID ocds-h6vhtk-058a17 Carmarthenshire County Council Healthy Communities & Public Protection Service are looking to procure an EPOS system that is multifunctional and can operate across several facilities.

The system should be able to manage both catering and retail operations as well as having the capability to offer additional functionality detailed in the specification below, to help facilities manage their daily financial transactions with a key driver being to reduce costs, drive sales and deliver better customer service.

The EPOS system will be installed in cafés and restaurants within leisure-based facilities such as leisure centres, country parks, small hotel, museums, art venues and theatres.

The system will be expected to help facilitate the daily operation of such venues to varying degrees, the capability to tailor the system set up based on a venues requirement will be an important factor (i.e. some facilities will only require an EPOS to run F&B and retail sales, where another may need to be able to facilitate F&B, Retail, Ticketing and Membership capability etc.).

The ability to manage facility admissions, retail sales, daily stock management and provide comprehensive real time back-office management data are just some of the key functionalities expected of the system.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The ability to manage facility admissions, retail

The ability to manage facility admissions, retail sales, daily stock management and provide comprehensive real time back-office management data are just some of the key functionalities expected of the system.

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59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5f1
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
085515-2026
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