Planning

GR/Corporate Catering & Events Tender - SOFT MARKET TESTING

  • Bristol City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-020486

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047ac9

Published 4 July 2024, 4:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council, City Hall, College Green

Bristol

BS1 5TR

Contact

Mr Catering Review

Email

catering.review@bristol.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 0

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK11 - Bristol, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=18353f07-2a36-ef11-812d-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

GR/Corporate Catering & Events Tender - SOFT MARKET TESTING

Reference number

DN730398

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 55520000 - Catering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The council is currently implementing a Corporate Landlord model. This will see a centralised approach to lead the delivery of efficient, effective and sustainable land and property solutions whilst maximising social and economic returns for Bristol and its residents.

The ownership of the new arrangements for Catering and Events will be the responsibility of the Corporate Landlord to support obtaining maximum value from our estate. The client function with responsibility for the contractual arrangements will sit within the Corporate Landlord operating model, which will be enabled by a defined business management function.

To simplify and streamline our contract estate and drive improved returns from this valuable and diverse range of premises we are looking to engage a single concessionaire with specialist food industry expertise to assume delivery responsibility for the full suite of services under a consolidated concessionary agreement.

We wish to test the level of market interest in this potential contract.

The soft market testing document provides a brief outline of our current position, and the desired deliverables from the potential new contractual arrangement and the proposed procurement route. The level of interest shown in this opportunity and the information provided by respondents will enable the Council to determine the procurement route for this contract.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The council is currently implementing a Corporate Landlord model. This will see a centralised approach to lead the delivery of efficient, effective and sustainable land and property solutions whilst maximising social and economic returns for Bristol and its residents.

The ownership of the new arrangements for Catering and Events will be the responsibility of the Corporate Landlord to support obtaining maximum value from our estate. The client function with responsibility for the contractual arrangements will sit within the Corporate Landlord operating model, which will be enabled by a defined business management function.

To simplify and streamline our contract estate and drive improved returns from this valuable and diverse range of premises we are looking to engage a single concessionaire with specialist food industry expertise to assume delivery responsibility for the full suite of services under a consolidated concessionary agreement.

We wish to test the level of market interest in this potential contract.

The soft market testing document provides a brief outline of our current position, and the desired deliverables from the potential new contractual arrangement and the proposed procurement route. The level of interest shown in this opportunity and the information provided by respondents will enable the Council to determine the procurement route for this contract.

Any interested organisations should complete the attached Soft Market Testing document and submit via ProContract by 12:00 on Monday 15th July 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: this is a concessions contract. As such the estimated value of the concession contract relates to the total turnover of the concessionaire generated over the duration of the contract, net of value added tax, as estimated by the contracting authority, in consideration for the works and services which are the object of the concession contract and for the supplies incidental to such works and services.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

28 July 2024


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: No