Planning

Haldon Forest Park Cafe Concession

  • Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016279

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03463c

Published 14 June 2022, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England (hereinafter referred to as Forestry England)

620 Bristol Business Park

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

Contact

Claire Hodges

Email

claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk

Telephone

+44 7775019412

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK4 - Devon

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.forestryengland.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Forestry


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Haldon Forest Park Cafe Concession

Reference number

FEE/1030

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Haldon Forest Park Cafe concession lease.

Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, is one of the south-west’s most popular countryside visitor destinations and it is currently undergoing a period of re-development for completion in 2024. We want to develop partnerships with businesses so that we work together to enable visitors to appreciate our superb forest and understand more about how we manage it sustainably.

Haldon Forest Park is one of the nation's Forests' and is managed by Forestry England. The woodland hosts a network of walking and cycling, running and Nordic Walking trails, Go Ape, Segway, car park, picnic areas, play areas and public toilets. There are about 500,000 day visits per year currently.

Our intention is to award a lease agreement for the newly built café on the site which will consist of the following elements:

- Café and events catering

- Opportunity for ‘pop-up’ mobile trailer on site for drinks & snacks

We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 8 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Spring/early Summer 2023. The total value of this lease opportunity for the initial 5 years will be in the region of £4M. The current aim is for the cafe to open on 1st May 2024.

We are keen to ensure that the cafe specification accurately reflects the offerings of the market. If you are interested in this tender opportunity & would be willing to provide feedback on our current cafe layout plan please can you register your interest with Claire Hodges - claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk by Tuesday 21st June.

Feedback on our plans will be needed by Thursday 30th June 2022 so that our development timescales can be met.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £6,400,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK4 - Devon
Main site or place of performance

Devon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Haldon Forest Park Cafe concession lease.

Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, is one of the south-west’s most popular countryside visitor destinations and it is currently undergoing a period of re-development for completion in 2024. We want to develop partnerships with businesses so that we work together to enable visitors to appreciate our superb forest and understand more about how we manage it sustainably.

Haldon Forest Park is one of the nation's Forests' and is managed by Forestry England. The woodland hosts a network of walking and cycling, running and Nordic Walking trails, Go Ape, Segway, car park, picnic areas, play areas and public toilets. There are about 500,000 day visits per year currently.

Our intention is to award a lease agreement for the newly built café on the site which will consist of the following elements:

- Café and events catering

- Opportunity for ‘pop-up’ mobile trailer on site for drinks & snacks

We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 8 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Spring/early Summer 2023. The total value of this lease opportunity for the initial 5 years will be in the region of £4M. The current aim is for the cafe to open on 1st May 2024.

We are keen to ensure that the cafe specification accurately reflects the offerings of the market. If you are interested in this tender opportunity & would be willing to provide feedback on our current cafe layout plan please can you register your interest with Claire Hodges - claire.hodges@forestryengland.uk by Tuesday 21st June.

Feedback on our plans will be needed by Thursday 30th June 2022 so that our development timescales can be met.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 June 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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