Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry England (for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission)
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
Contact
Sam Harris
Telephone
+44 3000674000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://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
Hole Farm Cafe Concession
Reference number
FCCN002338
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 55520000 - Catering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest for a brand-new takeaway cafe facility for the new community woodland at Hole Farm, Great Warley.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 55520000 - Catering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest for a brand-new takeaway cafe facility for the new community woodland at Hole Farm, Great Warley (CM13 3JD). Hole Farm is owned by National Highways and is being developed into a new community woodland that will be managed by Forestry England. The new site will host a 94-space car park plus a grass overflow. There will be surfaced paths, waymarked trails and new play equipment across the site. The cafe will be located adjacent to the new car park, at the entrance to the site. This will be a takeaway facility with some covered outdoor seating and picnic benches. The site is situated within the Thames Chase Community Forest, with popular sites such as Thorndon Country Park and Weald Country Park nearby. We therefore expect the new woodland at Hole Farm to be a popular destination, with the populations of Upminster and Brentwood nearby, which both have train links into London. The cafe operator will need to fit out the new kitchen and will be responsible for the building, toilets, bins and seating area associated with the cafe. We expect the lease to commence in April 2025. Prospective suppliers are invited to express an interest in this opportunity and engage in dialogue with us ahead of the tender documents being published (in Autumn 2024). Expressions of interest should be submitted electronically through the Delta eSourcing portal. Following consideration of the initial expressions of interest, Forestry England may wish to engage in further soft market testing with respondents. Therefore, at this stage the scope of the lease and lease duration is still subject to change based on feedback from the market. This prior information notice does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement or any subsequent decisions based on the output of the market sounding exercise. Forestry England reserves the right not to proceed to a formal procurement process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 October 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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Catering-services./KDZVB4EKFU
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/KDZVB4EKFU
GO Reference: GO-2024718-PRO-26923896