Planning

Haldon Forest Park Cafe Concession

FORESTRY COMMISSION, ACTING THROUGH FORESTRY ENGLAND (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS FORESTRY ENGLAND)

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

14 Jun 2022 at 13:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England, is in the planning stage of a tender for the "Haldon Forest Park Cafe Concession" located near Exeter, Devon. This procurement falls under the services sector, specifically in restaurant and food-serving services, with an anticipated lease value of approximately £4 million for the first five years. The cafe is expected to open on 1st May 2024, and a draft lease will be made available in late Spring/early Summer 2023. Interested businesses are encouraged to register their interest and provide feedback on the cafe layout plan by 21st June 2022, with feedback due by 30th June 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the catering and hospitality sector, particularly those experienced in operating cafes and event catering services. Coupled with Haldon Forest Park’s 500,000 annual visitors, the concession could be highly lucrative for prospective bidders. Businesses looking to grow through partnerships in the outdoor recreation and sustainable tourism industries will find this opportunity especially suitable. The lease is set for a period of up to eight years, offering stability and continuity for successful bidders to establish a vibrant presence at this popular destination.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Haldon Forest Park Cafe Concession

Notice Description

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Haldon Forest Park Cafe concession lease. Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, is one of the south-west's most popular countryside visitor destinations and it is currently undergoing a period of re-development for completion in 2024. We want to develop partnerships with businesses so that we work together to enable visitors to appreciate our superb forest and understand more about how we manage it sustainably. Haldon Forest Park is one of the nation's Forests' and is managed by Forestry England. The woodland hosts a network of walking and cycling, running and Nordic Walking trails, Go Ape, Segway, car park, picnic areas, play areas and public toilets. There are about 500,000 day visits per year currently. Our intention is to award a lease agreement for the newly built cafe on the site which will consist of the following elements: - Cafe and events catering - Opportunity for 'pop-up' mobile trailer on site for drinks & snacks We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 8 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Spring/early Summer 2023. The total value of this lease opportunity for the initial 5 years will be in the region of PS4M. The current aim is for the cafe to open on 1st May 2024. We are keen to ensure that the cafe specification accurately reflects the offerings of the market. If you are interested in this tender opportunity & would be willing to provide feedback on our current cafe layout plan please can you register your interest with Claire Hodges - claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk by Tuesday 21st June. Feedback on our plans will be needed by Thursday 30th June 2022 so that our development timescales can be met.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Haldon Forest Park Cafe concession lease. Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, is one of the south-west's most popular countryside visitor destinations and it is currently undergoing a period of re-development for completion in 2024. We want to develop partnerships with businesses so that we work together to enable visitors to appreciate our superb forest and understand more about how we manage it sustainably. Haldon Forest Park is one of the nation's Forests' and is managed by Forestry England. The woodland hosts a network of walking and cycling, running and Nordic Walking trails, Go Ape, Segway, car park, picnic areas, play areas and public toilets. There are about 500,000 day visits per year currently. Our intention is to award a lease agreement for the newly built cafe on the site which will consist of the following elements: - Cafe and events catering - Opportunity for 'pop-up' mobile trailer on site for drinks & snacks We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 8 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Spring/early Summer 2023. The total value of this lease opportunity for the initial 5 years will be in the region of PS4M. The current aim is for the cafe to open on 1st May 2024. We are keen to ensure that the cafe specification accurately reflects the offerings of the market. If you are interested in this tender opportunity & would be willing to provide feedback on our current cafe layout plan please can you register your interest with Claire Hodges - claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk by Tuesday 21st June. Feedback on our plans will be needed by Thursday 30th June 2022 so that our development timescales can be met.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03463c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016279-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Jun 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY COMMISSION, ACTING THROUGH FORESTRY ENGLAND (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS FORESTRY ENGLAND)
Contact Name
Claire Hodges
Contact Email
claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7775019412

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1EJ
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK4 Devon

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-03463c-2022-06-14T14:05:06+01:00",
    "date": "2022-06-14T14:05:06+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-03463c",
    "description": "To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=696946750 GO Reference: GO-2022614-PRO-20310778",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "FEE/1030",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "Haldon Forest Park Cafe Concession",
        "status": "planned",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "55300000",
            "description": "Restaurant and food-serving services"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Haldon Forest Park Cafe concession lease. Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, is one of the south-west's most popular countryside visitor destinations and it is currently undergoing a period of re-development for completion in 2024. We want to develop partnerships with businesses so that we work together to enable visitors to appreciate our superb forest and understand more about how we manage it sustainably. Haldon Forest Park is one of the nation's Forests' and is managed by Forestry England. The woodland hosts a network of walking and cycling, running and Nordic Walking trails, Go Ape, Segway, car park, picnic areas, play areas and public toilets. There are about 500,000 day visits per year currently. Our intention is to award a lease agreement for the newly built cafe on the site which will consist of the following elements: - Cafe and events catering - Opportunity for 'pop-up' mobile trailer on site for drinks & snacks We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 8 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Spring/early Summer 2023. The total value of this lease opportunity for the initial 5 years will be in the region of PS4M. The current aim is for the cafe to open on 1st May 2024. We are keen to ensure that the cafe specification accurately reflects the offerings of the market. If you are interested in this tender opportunity & would be willing to provide feedback on our current cafe layout plan please can you register your interest with Claire Hodges - claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk by Tuesday 21st June. Feedback on our plans will be needed by Thursday 30th June 2022 so that our development timescales can be met.",
        "value": {
            "amount": 6400000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Haldon Forest Park Cafe concession lease. Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, is one of the south-west's most popular countryside visitor destinations and it is currently undergoing a period of re-development for completion in 2024. We want to develop partnerships with businesses so that we work together to enable visitors to appreciate our superb forest and understand more about how we manage it sustainably. Haldon Forest Park is one of the nation's Forests' and is managed by Forestry England. The woodland hosts a network of walking and cycling, running and Nordic Walking trails, Go Ape, Segway, car park, picnic areas, play areas and public toilets. There are about 500,000 day visits per year currently. Our intention is to award a lease agreement for the newly built cafe on the site which will consist of the following elements: - Cafe and events catering - Opportunity for 'pop-up' mobile trailer on site for drinks & snacks We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 8 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Spring/early Summer 2023. The total value of this lease opportunity for the initial 5 years will be in the region of PS4M. The current aim is for the cafe to open on 1st May 2024. We are keen to ensure that the cafe specification accurately reflects the offerings of the market. If you are interested in this tender opportunity & would be willing to provide feedback on our current cafe layout plan please can you register your interest with Claire Hodges - claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk by Tuesday 21st June. Feedback on our plans will be needed by Thursday 30th June 2022 so that our development timescales can be met.",
                "status": "planned"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKK4"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Devon"
                },
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2023-06-30T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-55344",
            "name": "Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "620 Bristol Business Park",
                "locality": "Bristol",
                "region": "UKK4",
                "postalCode": "BS16 1EJ",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Claire Hodges",
                "telephone": "+44 7775019412",
                "email": "claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.forestryengland.uk",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "MINISTRY",
                        "description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "description": "Forestry"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-55344",
        "name": "Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)"
    },
    "language": "en"
}