UK-Bristol: Restaurant and food-serving services.


Preliminary Questions
This notice is for prior information only: Yes
This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
This notice is a call for competition: No

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
Forestry England (for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission)
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 03000674059, Email: commercial.services@forestryengland.uk
Contact: Sam Harris
Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
NUTS Code: UKK11
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

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 - 1
II.1.1) Title: Cardinham Woods Cafe Concession
Reference number: FCCN002685
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description:
Forestry England are seeking to award a lease for a cafe concession at it's Cardinham Woods site near Bodmin in Cornwall
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,000,000 - GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: No
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest from operators wishing to provide a café concession at the Cardinham Woods Visitor Centre. The is located on the outskirts of Bodmin, Cornwall. Cardinham Woods | Forestry England attracts in the region of 250,000 visits annually with the café serving an important part of the visitor offer. Visitors include young families, keen walkers & mountain bikers and those seeking a relaxed day out. The site hosts four waymarked walking trails, the ‘Bodmin Beast’ mountain bike trail, a small play area and opportunities to picnic by the stream. The Café operates out of an idyllic old cottage; there is room inside for approximately 25 covers, a further 80 outdoor covers (picnic tables) are located in the areas adjacent to the cafe. The café will be required to open daily as a minimum (except for Christmas day) from 10am to 4pm with a range of hot and cold food and drinks. Currently we anticipate the lease period being 7 years in duration, the lease Heads of Terms will be available in the tender documents which we expect to be published winter/spring 2025. The total estimated turnover value of the Cardinham cafe lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £2million. We expect the lease to commence in November 2025
II.2.14) Additional information
In order to express your interest in this requirement, please confirm by complete the short questionnaire available on the portal


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
03/02/2025


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.3) Additional Information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=893996923
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 07/10/2024