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Pelican is proud to support the CUBO association and we will be exhibiting at the CUBO Winter Conference in Leeds, taking place from Wednesday 28th to Thursday 29th November 2018.

If you are a member of CUBO we would really value the opportunity to meet you to learn about your challenges and introduce our Bespoke Professional Procurement Services and Systems, which may enable you to further enhance your catering & hospitality operation.

If you are planning to attend the event, come and say hi to the Pelican team – Michelle Parnham and Simona Hardy


Pelican has developed some successful partnerships with a number of universities and colleges including Keble CollegeUniversity of Birmingham, Queen Mary University of London,  St Hugh’s College and Leeds Beckett University, to name but a few.


Client Case Studies & Resources:

Keble College, University of Oxford: “We have achieved cost savings of 16% and suppliers are meeting our strict SLAs regarding delivery timeframes and overall quality”

St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford: “Following a bespoke tender we have identified financial savings of 14%. To realise savings without impacting quality was something I wished for, and that’s what was delivered.”

Queen Mary University of London: “Having immediate access to live purchasing data helps us to fully understand what is going on with our catering and hospitality operation”

Are Framework Agreements the best solution for your University? “Our surveys show that 10% savings over frameworks can be achieved through bespoke tender contract”

Why people love using revolutionary system Pi? “We use Pi for the bespoke management reports where we are able see spend by supplier, by site or by individual product – a great tool which helps to us to mitigate any potential risk.”


About Pelican

  • Pelican Procurement Services is a procurement food and beverage supply chain specialist and provider of an award-winning P2P procurement system.
  • Improving profitability, providing consistent quality service and having greater financial visibility across all the units is key to running any successful hospitality operation.
  • Pelican’s specialism is managing food and beverage procurement and supply chain needs – delivering operational savings and efficiencies.
  • We listen to the needs of our customers which is why our service is bespoke to each organisation’s requirements.
  • We take responsibility for managing suppliers and prices for the duration of the contract period.
  • We suggest new ways to enhance your food service offering with specific skills in sustainability and ‘Food for life Served Here Award’ implementation.
  • Our CIPS-qualified procurement specialists have an in-depth knowledge of the foodservice industry and EU procurement law.
  • Our cloud-based P2P system, Pi, will improve your operational efficiencies by automating supplier payments, ordering, management reporting, managing stock, menu costings, allergens whilst linking to EPOS sales data.

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