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title: "English Riviera Food Festival"
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# English Riviera Food Festival

Buyer: TORBAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e009b6b1-bf1a-458c-9b98-1d71cd49c776

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## Summary

The procurement process for the English Riviera Food Festival is spearheaded by Torbay Council, with a scheduled event taking place from 30 September to 2 October 2022 at Torre Abbey, Torquay, United Kingdom. The contract, classified under event services, has a total value of £200,000 and was initiated as an open tender. The tender period closed on 22 March 2022, with the anticipated contract period running from 10 May 2022 to 9 May 2025, allowing for potential future expansions of the festival across Torbay.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses involved in event services, particularly those specialising in food and beverage trade stands, culinary demonstrations, and event management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the suitable nature of the tender for such businesses. Companies that can provide quality food products, skilled chefs, or related nutritional services will find this contract aligns well with their offerings, enabling them to gain visibility and foster growth within the thriving local culinary scene.

## Notice

Torbay Council working with the English Riviera Bid Company would like to stage a high-quality food festival leading into the existing Seafood Coast initiative to exemplify the wealth of quality food and beverage available in the locality. The event is scheduled to take place over the weekend of 30 September 2022 to 2 October 2022 and initially will take place at Torre Abbey in Torquay. The ambition will be to expand the event to other areas of Torbay in future years as the event grows. It is envisaged that the event will incorporate a large number of quality food and beverage trade stands (including a mix of freshly cooked food and food to be prepared/consumed at home) as well as cooking demonstrations by local and celebrity chefs and food related and nutrition information stands. Additional information: Full Access to Documents In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in PDF format in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format Documents for completion and submission.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/871008e2-caee-4c55-bae1-c0d1e655ede2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | 8 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| 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 | TORBAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ1 3DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Tormohun |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONTRACT NOT AWARDED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 8 Apr 2022 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/871008e2-caee-4c55-bae1-c0d1e655ede2
- 11 Feb 2022 at 15:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f391bcf-65e4-4d50-9e1a-f846250a3f99

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/871008e2-caee-4c55-bae1-c0d1e655ede2
  8th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f391bcf-65e4-4d50-9e1a-f846250a3f99
  11th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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