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Forestry Commission: East England Forest District Catering Concessions

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Notice Summary
Title: East England Forest District Catering Concessions
Notice type: Concession Award Notice
Authority: Forestry Commission
Nature of contract: Services
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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: 14/12/2023 09:36

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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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