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BU792025 Contract Award for Mobile Catering Concession at Treborth Botanic Gardens

Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University

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03 Sep 2026 at 14:20

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bangor University procured a mobile catering concession at Treborth Botanic Gardens in Bangor. The requirement is for a supplier to provide and operate a mobile catering unit at the gardens, delivering catering services for the specified operating period, including the agreed months, days and hours. This is a catering services opportunity, classified under CPV 55523000, for catering services to institutions and other organisations. The buying organisation is Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University, a Welsh public authority. Delivery and service provision are at Treborth Botanic Gardens in Bangor, North Wales. The arrangement is structured as a concession, so the successful operator is responsible for running the mobile catering service at the university’s botanic gardens site.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It had one lot and one bid was received, including one final-stage bid from an SME. Bangor University awarded the concession to Fab Food and Coffee Ltd on 27 July 2026. The award value is £140,000 excluding VAT, or £168,000 including VAT. The contract period is from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2028, with two possible 12-month extensions, or parts thereof, allowing the arrangement to run no later than 28 February 2030. A future contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 1 October 2026. The award is active and the tender status is complete.

This procurement demonstrates a defined requirement at Bangor University for an external operator able to provide mobile catering within a university botanic-gardens setting. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need an established mobile food and beverage operation, suitable equipment, dependable staffing and the capacity to maintain service across the operating days and hours required by the site. Experience of running concessions for public, educational, cultural or visitor-focused venues would help demonstrate credibility, as would evidence of consistent service delivery and operational resilience. The previous award went to an SME after a limited competition, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only a large national caterer. Relevant businesses should monitor this buyer’s concession needs and prepare evidence of comparable mobile catering performance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BU792025 Contract Award for Mobile Catering Concession at Treborth Botanic Gardens

Notice Description

Concession award to provide a mobile catering Unit at Treborth botanic gardens in Bangor for a specified period of months/days/hours.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f163
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083512-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2028 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
LL57 2TR
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL32 Gwynedd
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Electoral Ward
Glyder
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Fab Food and Coffee Ltd

Further Information

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