Cashless Catering and Online Payment Solution

Aberdeenshire Council
Scotland
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28 February 2025 to 27 February 2028

Implementation of a cashless catering and online payment system for school catering and education services. The solution must support parent-facing online payments, pupil balance top-ups, classroom-based meal ordering, and multi-basket transactions for school trips and supplies. It requires robust data reporting capabilities to replace legacy systems and reduce manual cash handling risks.

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Awarded value: £435k; As published
Published: 21 December 2023
Awarded: 28 February 2025; CRB Cunninghams Ltd
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 27 February 2028

What the contract covers

Cashless catering and online payment solution

Provision of cashless catering and online payment software solutions for school meal management, trip payments, and educational administrative data reporting.

Cashless catering and online payment solution for School Catering and Education and Children’s Services
Enable parents to pay for their child’s school meals online
Provide parents with visibility of meal orders
Enable pupils to top up their balance in schools
Allow staff, pupils and visitors to pay for catering in schools
Allow primary school pupils to order in the classroom with the teacher
Facilitate online payment for school supplies and trips
Facilitate multi-basket payments
Continue to facilitate cash transactions where necessary
Provide a front of house service

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Cashless catering and online payment solution
Procedure: Open procedure
Contract dates: 28 February 2025 to 27 February 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72000000, 48000000, 48100000, 48110000

Services in this contract

School payments, cashless catering and parent communicationsMain service£189k typicalCashless catering and online payment solution for schools

Lifecycle

Published
21 December 2023
Contract awardedto CRB Cunninghams Ltd
28 February 2025
Contract starts
28 February 2025
Contract ends
27 February 2028

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Aberdeenshire Council

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CRB Cunninghams Ltd

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/816300/cashless-catering-and-online-payment-solution
Buyer reference: org-308
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Aberdeenshire Council. Cashless Catering and Online Payment Solution. Contract award, 21 December 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/816300/cashless-catering-and-online-payment-solution (accessed 5 November 2026).