--- title: "The Coffee Shop at Millmead & Hospitality Contract Opportunity" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2018-07-31" --- # The Coffee Shop at Millmead & Hospitality Contract Opportunity Buyer: GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6.json) ## Summary Guildford Borough Council is initiating a tender for "The Coffee Shop at Millmead & Hospitality Contract Opportunity," with a focus on meal-serving services. This procurement is currently in the planning stage, with key dates including the invitation to tender on 18 August 2018 and the deadline for tender submissions on 26 September 2018. The contract is set to operate from the Millmead complex in Guildford, Surrey, which houses over 400 employees, enhancing foot traffic amidst plans to extend services to the general public. The estimated contract value is £95,000, with a contract period from 7 January 2019 to 27 December 2024. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for catering, cafeteria, and beverage services businesses looking to expand their market presence. Companies that can demonstrate entrepreneurial vision and a commitment to quality food and beverage provision will be well-suited to compete. The contract anticipates considerable business growth potential, given the existing sales figures and the prospect of establishing a vibrant coffee shop catering to both staff and the public. Interested bidders should prepare to engage actively in the tendering process, particularly around the scheduled site visit on 29 August 2018. ## Notice (See Brief Prospectus attachment at section 6 for more information). Key dates are: Invitation to tender date: 18/08/2018 (tender documents will be available from this date) Tender return date: 26/09/2018 Site visit/open day: 29/08/2018 Guildford Borough Council wishes to invite tenders for a catering concessions contract, operating from the Coffee Shop within the Council's offices in Guildford Surrey. The Council has over 400 full and part time staff based at Millmead and shares the office space with a further 150 employees from another organisation. The current concessions contract has been successful with the developing service benefitting from increasing emphasis placed on hospitality, sandwiches, snacks and lighter meals for staff and visitors, producing sales which have increased impressively. A new opportunity now arises from the intention to offer services and facilities to the general public over the lunchtime period. The Council is seeking an entrepreneurial partner with vision, enthusiasm and drive to build on this success and: - Provide quality food and beverage services to the staff, visitors, contractors and members of the public who work at and visit the Millmead complex, - Develop the business further, increasing usage, - Ideally operate on a nil subsidy or commercial basis. The Council intends to invite tenders for this service with a tender period from 13 August 2018 to 26 September 2018. Tender documents may be accessed electronically and tenders are to be submitted electronically through the Council's e-tendering web portal at: https://In-tendhost.co.uk/sharedservices/aspx/ This will take you to the SE Shared services e-sourcing portal where you may register and log in to view and submit a tender. Tendering documents will be available on In-tend from 13 August 2018 and will include the service specification and the criteria to be applied for the award of the contract. Please note that during the tender period there will be a site visit/open day opportunity to view the facilities on Wednesday 29/08/2018 Additional information: The estimate of the concession contract value is based upon total sales of PS148K in 2017/18. Assuming this is maintained for a 5 year period, total sales would be PS740K. See tender documents for description of contract period ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e584e6a8-3cb2-41d7-9a30-5cf02ebf5051 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Sep 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Jan 2019 - 27 Dec 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £95,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | GUILDFORD | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU2 4BB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Guildford | | Electoral ward | St Nicolas | | Westminster constituency | Guildford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 55320000 - Meal-serving services - 55330000 - Cafeteria services - 55400000 - Beverage-serving services - 55500000 - Canteen and catering services ## Release History - 31 Jul 2018 at 13:53 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e584e6a8-3cb2-41d7-9a30-5cf02ebf5051 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e584e6a8-3cb2-41d7-9a30-5cf02ebf5051 31st July 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1559899d-6f99-4174-923e-ddb8a3d8afbe Brief Prospectus ## Notice URLs - http://www.guildford.gov.uk - https://In-tendhost.co.uk/sharedservices/aspx/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc5d8d1c-9bab-4e40-865e-c0a5cd5ba0a6.json.