Notice Information
Notice Title
Benmore Garden - Catering Concession Contract
Notice Description
Catering Concession Contract at Benmore Garden, near Dunoon, Argyle and Bute. A regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Lot Information
Lot 1
RBGE wish to appoint a Concessionaire for the provision of concession catering services at Benmore Botanic Garden. Contract Duration to be 3 years with optional additional 2 x 12 months extension periods. Max contract length 5 years. BBG's visitor profile is a mix of day visitors, garden enthusiasts, tour groups, local residents and international tourists. Current and historic visitor numbers and catering sales are shown in the ITT documents. The visitor Cafe at BBG is situated within the BBG Visitor Centre, and shares space with the retail shop and admissions area. BBG was recently awarded Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA) 4-star grading. The catering offer is a key element of the grading, with an emphasis on both food quality and consistently excellent service. The Garden is open seasonally between 1st March and 31st October.. This will be a Concession Contract
Options: The winning bidder may be asked to cater for events at the garden.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month optional extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000836242
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL559510
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Aug 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- If the extension periods are not activated, a new notice should be published in 3 years time from date of this notice.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH3 5LR
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
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- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Inverleith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL559510
Benmore Garden - Catering Concession Contract - Catering Concession Contract at Benmore Garden, near Dunoon, Argyle and Bute. A regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Notice URLs
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