Forestry Commission: Kielder Castle Café Concession

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, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000670000, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      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: Kielder Castle Café Concession    
          Reference number: FEE/1116
   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 has a future opportunity for the operation of the Kielder Castle Café concession leader. We anticipate the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published August/September 2023. The estimated total turnover value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £2.6M. The lease will start following completion of renovation works to the Kielder Castle building, including expansion of the café area.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,600,000 - 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.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKC21 - Northumberland    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Kielder Castle Café concession leader. We anticipate the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published August/September 2023. The estimated total turnover value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £2.6M.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         01/09/2023
      
      
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=771774756
GO-2023427-PRO-22640898 TKR-2023427-PRO-22640897        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 27/04/2023