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By Ashley Cox
As 2025 rolls on, CPC continues to partner with TUCO, who are both a professional membership body for in-house caterers and a provider of compliant catering frameworks, supporting the UK education sector and its catering purchase objectives.
Like CPC, The University Caterers Organisation serve on a not-for-profit basis and all CPC member institutions are eligible to become associate members of TUCO, facilitating contact with experts in catering procurement and catering specialists, alike.
With more than a dozen purchasing frameworks accessible to our members through adding TUCO membership, institutions seeking procurement solutions for fresh fruit, vegetables, hot beverages and more can employ these compliant agreements, with adjacent options for soft drink supply, vending facilities, kitchen equipment maintenance and food waste management.
Education establishments can make use of TUCO's frameworks for free, eliminating the need to undertake a full, independent procurement process, while safe in the knowledge the agreements are fully compliant with the public purchasing regulations.
You might be looking to invest in a new and vibrant social space for catering within your school, something which is covered by TUCO's Design & Installation for the Customer Experience framework. Or you could need a system to help you process catering sales at your college, a requirement within the scope of the TUCO EPOS Hardware and Software Systems offering.
If you've a lot on your plate with your teaching obligations and are struggling to procure in this common yet complex field, TUCO can provide a path to purchasing success, bringing valued support to the table, from starter to dessert, soup to nuts.
To become an associate member of TUCO, complete the online application form or call 0161 713 3420 to discuss further.