Planning

Forest of Dean Cafe Concessions

FORESTRY ENGLAND

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Planning

06 Feb 2024 at 19:05

Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation, Forestry England, is planning a tender titled "Forest of Dean Café Concessions" in the services industry category of catering services. The procurement process involves seeking operators to provide café concession(s) at two sites in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The main locations for the concessions are Beechenhurst Cafe and Symonds Yat Rock Cafe. The tender value is £8,800,000. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase, with a future notice date set for March 8, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for catering services businesses interested in providing café concessions in popular tourist sites. Companies specialising in catering services and interested in operating at tourist destinations like Beechenhurst and Symonds Yat Rock in Gloucestershire would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The tender process initiated by Forestry England aims to attract operators who can enhance the visitor experience at these locations through food and beverage offerings, catering to the annual footfall of approximately 360,000 and 190,000 visits respectively.

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Notice Title

Forest of Dean Cafe Concessions

Notice Description

Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest from operators wishing to provide cafe concession(s) at two of our sites in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Lot Information

Beechenhurst Cafe

Beechenhurst, in the heart of the Forest of Dean, https://www.forestryengland.uk/beechenhurst attracts in the region of 360,000 visits annually. The cafe lease area contains over 100 indoor covers and 80 outdoor covers.

Symonds Yat Rock Cafe

Symonds Yat Rock Cafe is based at the well-known viewpoint overlooking the River Wye https://www.forestryengland.uk/symonds-yat-rock The site has in the region of 190,000 visits annually. The cafe is a log cabin style refreshment kiosk with outdoor seating only, there are 60 outdoor covers surrounding the cabin.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0437b9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003962-2024
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

55520000 - Catering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Mar 2024Expired
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 ENGLAND
Contact Name
Arran
Contact Email
arran.price@forestryengland.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000674000

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
TLK13 Gloucestershire CC

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

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