Published date: 26 November 2015

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: 21 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP173196555

Published date

26 November 2015

Closing date

21 December 2015

Contract start date

1 February 2016

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Forestry Commission England is inviting tenders for backstage catering at Forest Live Music events held at forests in England. Some events operate on the same dates at two different locations. Therefore the contract will include two catering teams on each weekend. During 2016 we anticipate running a programme of 21 events over 7 weekends through June / July.
All our concerts are held in rural outdoor locations, in clearings in the forest. All infrastructure and power is temporarily brought in to the venues for the events.
The backstage catering service is a vital part of our artist's forest experience and the catering marquee tends to be the hub of the backstage area for artists, their crews and our backstage production teams. You must be fully self-contained providing:
oYour own staff transport and provision to purchase fresh food daily
oAll equipment to store and cook including: fridges, gas cookers, chillers and warmers, tea urns, toasters and chilled water dispensers.
oChefs and staff to: prepare, cook, serve and wash up
oAll china crockery and cutlery


More information

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.


About the buyer

Contact name

Rachael Miller

Address

East England Forest District
Santon Downham
Brandon
IP27 0TJ
UK

Telephone

03000674500

Email

rachael.miller@forestry.gsi.gov.uk