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Published 8 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hole Farm Cafe Concession

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£250,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025
Contract term 10 yrsends 4 Jan 2036 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forestry England are tendering for a Cafe concession at the newly established Hole Farm Woodland in Brentwood, Essex.

CPV: Cafeteria services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 10 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2036 (10 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
55330000 Cafeteria services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Full details of the award criteria can be found in the tender documents provided

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
Authority reference
FCCN002338
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054701
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Cafeteria services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595ed Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/L… ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline383 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts295 days ago
    5 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 14:48 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry England (for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLRM-7846-HGLG 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, South West, BS16 1EJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender