Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 31 Mar 2023, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

East England Forest District Catering Concessions

Official notice

Authority: Forestry England

3 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£12,500,000total for 3 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Jun 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession leases at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Jeskyns Community Woodland, and Hole Farm Community Woodland. We anticipate that the leases will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft leases will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunities over the term will be in the region of:

  • £10million - Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
  • £1.5million - Jeskyns Community Woodland
  • £1million - Hole Farm Community Woodland

The leases will start:

  • January 2024 - Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
  • April 2024 - Jeskyns Community Woodland
  • October 2024 - Hole Farm Community Woodland (provisional date subject to planning permissions and infrastructure build completion).

CPV: Restaurant and food-serving services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Bedgebury National Pinetum and ForestPlanned UK, South East

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest. We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £10million. The lease will start January 2024. Additional information: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.

Delivery: UK, South East · Kent,UNITED KINGDOM
Lot #2Jeskyns Community WoodlandPlanned UK, South East

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Jeskyns Community Woodland kiosk. We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £1.5million. The lease will start April 2024. Additional information: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.

Delivery: UK, South East · Kent,UNITED KINGDOM
Lot #3Hole Farm Community WoodlandPlanned UK, East of England

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Hole Farm Community Woodland kiosk. This site is a new community woodland being created by Forestry England in partnership with National Highways. We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £1million. The lease is estimated to start October 2024 - Summer 2025 following completion of the site establishment. Additional information: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.

Delivery: UK, East of England · Essex,UNITED KINGDOM

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2023, 10:05 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2023, 10:05 BST
Authority reference
FEE/1119
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009404
Classification (CPV)
Restaurant and food-serving services
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH3)South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b798 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=771784868" target="_blank">https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=771784868</a> GO Reference: GO-2023331-PRO-22441212

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

31 Mar 2023 → 30 Jun 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 Mar 2023, 10:05 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry England for and on behalf of The Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.