Tender

Front of House Service-Chester Market

  • Cheshire West and Chester Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-072078

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05290c (view related notices)

Published 7 November 2025, 2:14pm

Scope

Reference

DN796534

Description

The Council require a front of house team to support the Market Manager in delivering a first-class leisure experience in the market by taking responsibility for the delivery of the following areas:

Floor Manager (s)

Floor staff

Cleaning of the dining areas

Cleaning of cutlery and crockery

Cleaning of the market toilets

Security

Full details of the service can be found in the documents issued via The Chest www.the-chest.org.uk

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,140,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,568,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2031
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

Optional extension period of up to 24 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

Contract locations

  • UKD6 - Cheshire

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

1 December 2025, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

5 December 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

All submissions must be submitted via The Chest www.the-chest.org.uk

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

30 January 2026

Recurring procurement

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 31 March 2030

Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Quality Quality 65%
Price Price 25%
Social Value Quality 10%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contracting authority

Cheshire West and Chester Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCJB-2814-BHZP

The Portal, Wellington Road

Ellesmere Port

CH65 0BA

United Kingdom

Email: centralprocurement@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government