Published date: 15 March 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Meal-preparation services - 55321000

  • Meal-cooking services - 55322000

  • Cafeteria services - 55330000

    • Beverage-serving services - 55400000

    • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

    • Canteen services - 55510000

    • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

P00003154

Published date

15 March 2019

Closing date

15 April 2019

Contract start date

4 May 2019

Contract end date

20 October 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Portsmouth City Council is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for these opportunities.

The scope of which will comprise of but may not be limited to providing food and drink catering units and stands for three events during 2019. The events on offer are:

Lot 1 - Lord Mayors Rural and Seaside Show, 4th - 6th May 2019
Lot 2 - Portsmouth International Kite Festival, 10th - 11th August 2019
Lot 3 - Great South Run, 19th -20th October 2019

Providers can apply to trade at as many events as they wish, however providers must be able to commit to trading at all events applied for, should they be successful.

The Council is seeking to appoint a number of different providers for each event, ranging from a minimum of 5-6 to a maximum of 10-14 stands. A variety of different food and drink proposals will be accepted and offers that reflect the nature of the specific event applied for are invited. Please note, offers including the sale of alcohol will not be permitted.

Operators will be expected to provide their own stand/unit and be responsible for their pitch and the immediate surrounding area and ensure the pitch is kept tidy and rubbish free. Providers must supply their own electricity and cover all costs associated with running the stand.

Operators will be required to pay an income to the Council in order to trade at an event.

The Council is unable to provide exclusivity of product and it should be noted that there may be more than one provider selling the same product at any of the events.

Interested providers should express interest in order to proceed to the application form.

The contract will be in relation to the event dates only and will take the form of a service concession contract.

The closing date for receipt of your expression of interest is given against the heading entitled - Date documents can be requested until.

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Concession Opportunity - Catering Concessions at Cultural Events in Portsmouth, 2019

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk