Forestry Commission: East England Forest District Catering Concessions

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 3000674000, 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: East England Forest District Catering Concessions    
          Reference number: FEE/1119
   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 catering concession leases at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Jeskyns Community Woodland, and Hole Farm Community Woodland. We anticipate that the leases will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft leases will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunities over the term will be in the region of:
- £10million - Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
- £1.5million - Jeskyns Community Woodland
- £1million - Hole Farm Community Woodland

The leases will start:
- January 2024 - Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
- April 2024 - Jeskyns Community Woodland
- October 2024 - Hole Farm Community Woodland (provisional date subject to planning permissions and infrastructure build completion).          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 12,500,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      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 : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKJ4 - Kent          
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest. We anticipate that 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 Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £10million. The lease will start January 2024.    
   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.2) Lot Description : 2    
   II.2.1) Title: Jeskyns Community Woodland
         Lot Number: 2          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKJ4 - Kent          
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Jeskyns Community Woodland kiosk. We anticipate that 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 Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £1.5million. The lease will start April 2024.    
   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.2) Lot Description : 3    
   II.2.1) Title: Hole Farm Community Woodland
         Lot Number: 3          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKH3 - Essex          
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Hole Farm Community Woodland kiosk. This site is a new community woodland being created by Forestry England in partnership with National Highways. We anticipate that 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 Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £1million. The lease is estimated to start October 2024 - Summer 2025 following completion of the site establishment.    
   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
         30/06/2023
      
      
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:       
   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.
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 31/03/2023