Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

Tender description

An online payment system which facilitates the collection of school dinner money and allows parents or pupils to pre-order their choice of meal in advance of consumption. An online payment system which facilitates the collection of school dinner money and allows parents or pupils to pre-order their choice of meal in advance of consumption. This system will be rolled out in primary schools across the region in phases. Shire Services currently operate in Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Cheshire and the West Midlands providing school meals to nearly 140 schools and 26 000 pupils. This system forms part of a wider project within Shire Services looking at modernising the service and existing processes as part of our commitment to continually improving the experience of our service users. Key objectives are: 1) Reduce dependency on paper based processes; 2) Find efficiencies within existing operational expenditure; 3) Make better use of existing resource allocation within Shire Services; 4) Improve stakeholder perception and accessibility of service; 5) Explore new geographical markets and consolidate in existing ones.