Awarded contract

High Lodge Café Concession

  • Forestry England

F25: Concession award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-028581

Published 16 November 2021, 12:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Forestry England

620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

Email

emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk

Telephone

+44 3000673135

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.forestryengland.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.forestryengland.uk/

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

High Lodge Café Concession

Reference number

FEE/0854

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 an opportunity for the operation of the High Lodge Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause operable at any time after the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft lease is included in the tender documents. The total value of this lease opportunity will be in the region of £10million. The lease will start 1st April 2022.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the High Lodge Café concession lease. Our intention is to award a 10-year lease that includes a mutual break clause operable at any time after the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft lease is included in the tender documents. The total value of this lease opportunity will be in the region of £10million. The lease will start 1st April 2022.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria described below:

  • Criterion: Food Offer
  • Criterion: Fit-out Design/Alterations
  • Criterion: Environmental
  • Criterion: Vision
  • Criterion: Service and Customer Care
  • Criterion: Partnerships / Innovation / Marketing

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

120

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-012786


Section five. Award of concession

Title

High Lodge Café Concession

A concession/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of concession

five.2.1) Date of concession award decision

29 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the concessionaire

Vertas Group Ltd

Beacon House, White House Road

Ipswich

IP1 5PB

Email

mail@vertas.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1473263600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

07728211

Internet address

https://www.vertas.co.uk/

The concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £10,000,000

Total value of the concession/lot: £10,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=643544625

GO Reference: GO-20211116-PRO-19241818

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Forestry England

620 Bristol Business Park

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

Email

emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.forestryengland.uk