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Forestry Commission: East England Forest District Catering Concessions

  Forestry Commission has published this notice through Delta eSourcing

Notice Summary
Title: East England Forest District Catering Concessions
Notice type: Concession Notice
Authority: Forestry Commission
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Not applicable
Short Description: Forestry England are seeking tender submissions for the provision of the catering concession Leases at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Jeskyns Community Woodland. Full details of the requirements are contained in the tender documentation, including the terms and conditions of the Leases.
Published: 07/08/2023 15:51

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UK-Bristol: Restaurant and food-serving services.

Section I: Contracting Authority / Entity

   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 3000673135, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
             Contact: Emily Coffin
             Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
             NUTS Code: UK

   I.3) Communication
      
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Restaurant-and-food-serving-services./SJ98V8GY52

      Additional information can be obtained from
         the abovementioned address

      Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted
         to the abovementioned address          

         Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge: No

   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 Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: East England Forest District Catering Concessions            
               Reference number: FEE/1119

   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 are seeking tender submissions for the provision of the catering concession Leases at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Jeskyns Community Woodland. Full details of the requirements are contained in the tender documentation, including the terms and conditions of the Leases.

      II.1.5) Estimated total value
         Value excluding VAT:11,500,000
         Currency:GBP

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes
         Tenders may be submitted for all lots          
         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) Description (lot no. 1)


      II.2.1) Title:Bedgebury National Pinetum               
            Lot No:1

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
            UKJ4 - Kent
      

      Main site or place of performance:
            Kent
      

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Bedgebury National Pinetum Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause at 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 £10million. The lease will start 11th January 2024.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:

            Concession is awarded on the basis of: The criteria stated in the procurement documents

      II.2.6) Estimated value
         Value excluding VAT:10,000,000
         Currency:GBP

      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

   II.2) Description (lot no. 2)


      II.2.1) Title:Jeskyns Community Woodland               
            Lot No:2

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
            UKJ4 - Kent
      

      Main site or place of performance:
            Kent
      

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Jeskyns Community Woodland Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause at 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 £1.5million. The lease will start 1st April 2024.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:

            Concession is awarded on the basis of: The criteria stated in the procurement documents

      II.2.6) Estimated value
         Value excluding VAT:1,500,000
         Currency:GBP

      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 III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   
   III.1) Conditions for participation

      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
            List and brief description of conditions, indication of information and documentation required: Not Provided

      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
         Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents: Yes
            List and brief description of selection criteria, indication of information and documentation required: Not Provided
            Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Not Provided

      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
         Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents: Yes
            List and brief description of selection criteria, indication of information and documentation required: Not Provided
            Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Not Provided

      III.1.5) Information about reserved concessions

         The concession is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration
            of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No          

         The execution of the concession is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No

   III.2) Conditions related to the concession

      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession (only for service concessions)
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No
            

      III.2.2) Concession performance conditions: As stated in the procurement documents.

      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the concession
         Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the concession: No



Section IV: Procedure



   IV.2) Administrative information

      IV.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders
         Date: 26/09/2023
         Local time (hh:mm): 12:00

      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
            
          English       

Section VI: Complementary information

      VI.1) Information about recurrence
         This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
            Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2033

      VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
         Electronic ordering will be used: No          
         Electronic invoicing will be accepted: No          
         Electronic payment will be used: No

      VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=800282793

   VI.4) Procedures for review

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

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

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/08/2023


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East England Forest District Catering Concessions

UK-Bristol: Restaurant and food-serving services.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

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 3000673135, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: East England Forest District Catering Concessions      Reference number: FEE/1119      
   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 are seeking tender submissions for the provision of the catering concession Leases at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Jeskyns Community Woodland. Full details of the requirements are contained in the tender documentation, including the terms and conditions of the Leases.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/08/2023

VI.6) Original notice reference:

   Notice Reference:    2023 - 601160   
   Notice number in OJ S:    2023/S 000 - 022967
   Date of dispatch of the original notice: 07/08/2023

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

      VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority    
      
      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1
                  
         Section Number: I.3          
         Lot No: Not provided          
         Place of text to be modified: Communication          
         Instead of: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Restaurant-and-food-serving-services./SJ98V8GY52          
         Read: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AKZ4X4F26C
                                    
   
VII.2) Other additional information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Restaurant-and-food-serving-services./AKZ4X4F26C

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AKZ4X4F26C



East England Forest District Catering Concessions

UK-Bristol: Restaurant and food-serving services.

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 3000673135, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk, Address of the buyer profile: 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: East England Forest District Catering Concessions    
   Reference number: FEE/1119

   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 are seeking tender submissions for the provision of the catering concession Leases at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Jeskyns Community Woodland. Full details of the requirements are contained in the tender documentation, including the terms and conditions of the Leases.    
         
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 11,500,000       
      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: Yes

                  
   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)    
         Value : 11,500,000 Currency : GBP
   

   

II.2) Lot Description - 1
   
   
   II.2.1) Title: Bedgebury National Pinetum    

   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
         55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.
      

   II.2.3) Place of performance
      Region Codes:      
      UKJ4 - Kent
   

   II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Bedgebury National Pinetum Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause at 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 £10million. The lease will start 11th January 2024.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
               
      Concession is awarded on the basis of
         the criteria described below
         
            Criterion: Food and Beverage Offer
            Criterion: Financial Offer
            Criterion: Fit-Out Design/Alterations
            Criterion: Environmental
            Criterion: Vision
            Criterion: Service and Customer Care
            Criterion: Partnerships / Innovation / Marketing
            

   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    

II.2) Lot Description - 2
   
   
   II.2.1) Title: Jeskyns Community Woodland    

   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
         55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services.
      

   II.2.3) Place of performance
      Region Codes:      
      UKJ4 - Kent
   

   II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Jeskyns Community Woodland Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause at 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 £1.5million. The lease will start 1st April 2024.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
               
      Concession is awarded on the basis of
         the criteria described below
         
            Criterion: Food and Beverage Offer
            Criterion: Financial Offer
            Criterion: Environmental
            Criterion: Fit-Out Design/Alterations
            Criterion: Service and Customer Care
            Criterion: Criterion 6
            Criterion: Vision
            Criterion: Partnerships / Innovation / Marketing
            

   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: 2023/S 000 - 022967

Section V: Award of concession
   
Award of concession : 1
      
Lot No: 1       
Title: Bedgebury Pinetum
A concession/lot is awarded: Yes    

V.2) Award of concession:
   
   V.2.1) Date of concession award decision: 24/11/2023    
   
   V.2.2) Information about tenders
      Number of tenders received: 2       
      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
       Vertas Group Ltd, N/A
       2 Friars Bridge Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
      The concessionaire is an SME : No       
   
   V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)       
      Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 1.0E7      
      Total value of the concession/lot: 1.0E7       
      Revenue from the payment of fees and fines by the users: 1741000.0       
      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       

   
Award of concession : 2
      
Lot No: 2       
Title: Jeskyns Community Woodland
A concession/lot is awarded: Yes    

V.2) Award of concession:
   
   V.2.1) Date of concession award decision: 24/11/2023    
   
   V.2.2) Information about tenders
      Number of tenders received: 1       
      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
       Vertas Group Ltd, N/A
       2 Friars Bridge Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
      The concessionaire is an SME : No       
   
   V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)       
      Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2250000.0      
      Total value of the concession/lot: 2250000.0       
      Revenue from the payment of fees and fines by the users: 427000.0       
      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=829219640
GO-20231214-PRO-24773120 TKR-20231214-PRO-24773119       
VI.4) Procedures for review

   VI.4.1) Review body
       High Court
       https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom    
               
   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: 14/12/2023

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