--- title: "Provision of Catering and Refreshments at County Hall" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2018-01-23" --- # Provision of Catering and Refreshments at County Hall Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a26a22e-33c1-4b26-ab02-486b154099b9.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire County Council is seeking proposals for the "Provision of Catering and Refreshments at County Hall," located in Aylesbury, South East England. This tender, which falls under the services category, is currently in the Award stage, with the contract set to commence on 6 March 2018 and lasting for three years until 5 March 2021. The tender period closed on 12 December 2017. Interested suppliers may express their intentions and access the tender documents via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. This tender presents an opportunity for catering and hospitality service providers, particularly those with experience in managing café-style operations. Ideal candidates may include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) that can submit innovative ideas without the provision of a subsidy. Suppliers must be capable of delivering a profitable service while managing payments and operational logistics independently. With approximately 1,500 staff and 2,000 weekly visitors, this contract offers significant growth potential for businesses looking to engage with local government and institutional clients. ## Notice Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) is seeking a cafe style catering and hospitality service to meet the needs of staff and visitors located at their offices in their County Hall complex in Walton Street Aylesbury. The offices are situated in Walton Street and the cafe is located on the lower ground floor. About 1500 people work from the County Hall with about 800 physically present in the building at any one time. There are also approximately 2000 visitors into the building each week who will also access the cafe. The cafe has seating for a minimum of 40 covers at any time. The offices / cafe are not open to the public. There is no guarantee of minimum usage and usage currently varies on a daily basis. Contractors may suggest suitable ideas to offer options that will deliver the optimal service with suppliers being responsible for taking payments/invoicing and ensuring that the service they are providing can be profitable for them. BCC are not able to offer a subsidy, although all utility costs will be covered and space is being provided at a peppercorn rent. On this basis, we are seeking details of the service that you can offer at nil cost to the Council. The contract start date shall be as early as possible in 2018, but no later than March. The anticipated contract start date is 6 March 2018. The contract term is 3 years. The notice period for the break provision shall be 3 months at any time after the second anniversary of the contract start date. Please go to Buckinghamshire Business Portal to express an interest and access the invitation to tender documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0dc2148-c062-4989-9b69-1aab20f28b6f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Jan 2018 | | Contract period | 6 Mar 2018 - 5 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | AYLESBURY | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP20 1YG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NEW YORK DELI (AYLESBURY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55510000 - Canteen services - 55511000 - Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services - 55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions ## Release History - 23 Jan 2018 at 16:30 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0dc2148-c062-4989-9b69-1aab20f28b6f - 15 Nov 2017 at 19:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0dc2148-c062-4989-9b69-1aab20f28b6f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0dc2148-c062-4989-9b69-1aab20f28b6f 15th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1e07d9f5-c0c9-e711-80e6-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.buckscc.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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