UK-Bristol: Restaurant and food-serving services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name and addresses:
Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +300 0674000, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
Contact: Emily Coffin
Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions


I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Whinlatter Café Concession
Reference number: FEE/0991

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Whinlatter Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause operable at any time after the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft lease is included in the tender documents. The total value of this lease opportunity will be in the region of £6-8million. The lease will start 1st February 2023.

II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 8,000,000
Currency : GBP
Method used for calculating the estimated value of the concession: Not Provided

II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: No


II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value : 7,000,000 Currency : GBP




II.2) Lot Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Region Codes:
UKD1 - Cumbria


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Whinlatter Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause operable at any time after the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft lease is included in the tender documents. The total value of this lease opportunity will be in the region of £6-8million. The lease will start 1st February 2023.

II.2.5) Award criteria:

Concession is awarded on the basis of
the criteria described below

Criterion: Food Offer
Criterion: Service & Customer Care
Criterion: Fit-Out Design/Alterations
Criterion: Financial Offer
Criterion: Environmental
Criterion: Partnerships / Innovation / Marketing
Criterion: Vision


II.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months: 120

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : No


II.2.14) Additional information Not Provided

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Form of procedure Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice




IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
Not Provided

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in OJ S: 2022/S 000 - 015104

Section V: Award of concession

Award of concession : 1

Title:
A concession/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2) Award of concession:

V.2.1) Date of concession award decision: 24/10/2022

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators No

V.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire
Name and address of the concessionaire No. 1
Southcott Catering Ltd, 04550455
1 Manorside, Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The concessionaire is an SME : Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: Not Provided
Total value of the concession/lot: 7000000.0
Revenue from the payment of fees and fines by the users: Not Provided
Prizes, payments or other financial advantages provided by the contracting authority/entity: Not Provided
Currency: GBP
Any other details relevant to the value of the concession according to Art. 8(3) of the directive: Not Provided


Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.3) Additional information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=736638411
GO-20221125-PRO-21569965 TKR-20221125-PRO-21569964
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not Provided

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 25/11/2022