--- title: "EOI - Cafe facility at The Outwoods Country Park, LE11 3YG - New venture" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CHARNWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL RECYCLING" published: "2020-08-17" --- # EOI - Cafe facility at The Outwoods Country Park, LE11 3YG - New venture Buyer: CHARNWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL RECYCLING Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce232fd4-7525-4efd-a025-40955ad100df.json) ## Summary Charnwood Borough Council is initiating a tender for a new café facility at The Outwoods Country Park, located in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. This project falls under the industry category of cafeteria services, specifically aiming to enhance the visitor experience as part of the council’s broader vision for the site. The engagement process will conclude on 7th September 2020, and tenders are scheduled to be published in October 2020, with an anticipated opening date for submissions set for Easter 2021. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses looking to expand their catering operations. Given the success of previous temporary food services and the high visitor numbers to the area, firms that specialise in café management, catering services, or event hospitality are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The council encourages expressions of interest from both small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary and community sector enterprises, making this an inclusive opportunity for a diverse range of businesses. ## Notice Charnwood Borough Council are seeking to gauge interest in an exiting opportunity to provide catering facilities at The Outwoods Country park. as part of Charnwood Borough Councils vision of providing a comprehensive high quality visitor offer at the site, which is a gateway site for the National Forest and one of the key visitor hub sites within the Charnwood Forest Regional Park We are looking for an operator to manage the operation of a new Cafe facility to be constructed in the coming months by renovating and extending the existing cottage on site. In a 2018 visitor survey, over 90% of respondents expressed an interest in some catering facilities with the majority focused around snacks, sandwiches and light meals. A temporary facility serving from a converted Double decker bus proved highly popular and it is with that knowledge, that the council is now seeking to upgrade and expand the level of service provided. It will be for the operator to develop their own business model and with over 1.4 million people living within half an hour's drive of Charnwood Forest plus the staging of special events (a recent sculpture trail attracted over 16,000 people walking the trail during a six week period) this opportunity offers a lot of potential. The purpose of this soft market testing is to engage with the market to determine the level of interest in this venture and obtain market-led feed-back so as we can set out our tender strategy and specification that provides the best solution for both parties. Tenders will be issued during October 2020 and the opening is scheduled for Easter 2021 To respond to this Expression of Interest (EOI), please visit: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EU3ZN3KGC7 Your response must be completed and submitted electronically via the Delta eSourcing Response Manager by the deadline of the 07/09/2020 at 12:00 Noon. Please register on the Delta e-Sourcing site to respond, if you are already registered simply use your existing username and password. If you experience problems with the Delta portal then please contact the Delta helpdesk - helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com or call +44 8452707050 for further assistance. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62719dc0-a95c-4b0e-ba38-ab3970e63802 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Sep 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CHARNWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL RECYCLING | | Locality | LOUGHBOROUGH | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE11 2TX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Charnwood | | Electoral ward | Loughborough Southfields | | Westminster constituency | Loughborough | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55330000 - Cafeteria services - 55500000 - Canteen and catering services ## Release History - 17 Aug 2020 at 10:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62719dc0-a95c-4b0e-ba38-ab3970e63802 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62719dc0-a95c-4b0e-ba38-ab3970e63802 17th August 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EU3ZN3KGC7 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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