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Royal Navy Catering Management System

Ministry of Defence · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Defence has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 day, starting 7 May 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 88 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

risks and higher training costs impacting endurance accuracy, food spend, morale and retention. The Royal Navy needs an end-to-end solution to manage catering endurance that covers stores management, galley management, ordering, receiving, nutrition, finances, and best practice; that is intuitive, automated where possible and supports crew members to do their best work, significantly improving the lived experience of catering services and safeguarding public funds.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 010755-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of DefenceLast 12 months

Procurements

602

Awards

338

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From notice 010755-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.