Forestry Commission: Whinlatter Café Concession

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