Published date: 15 May 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 19 June 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Restaurant and food-serving services - 55300000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£5,000,000 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP945706427

Published date

15 May 2025

Closing date

19 June 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 October 2025

Contract end date

4 October 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This procurement exercise is for the award of a cafe/restaurant/catering concession on behalf of London Museum Trading Limited. This concession will be located across spaces in the General Market at London Museum's site at Smithfield, currently being developed as part of the Museum's New Museum Project.
The first stage of this procurement process will be a pre-qualification stage where we are asking interested parties to submit expressions of interest via responses to our pre-selection questionnaire. Suitable applicants will be shortlisted for a further competition stage with the overall process expected to conclude around October 2025. Interested applicants MUST register as a supplier on the Delta e-sourcing platform in order to download relevant procurement documents and compile and submit a response for consideration. Registration is simple and free of charge.
All detail relating to the opportunity and procurement process will be available to download via the Delta platform once interested parties have successfully registered. Any queries regarding this opportunity should be submitted via the message centre through the Delta platform as the Museum cannot guarantee sight of queries by other means.
London Museum Trading Limited reserves the right to amend, cancel and/or not award any potential contract at the end of this process and will not be obliged to reimburse any costs whatsoever. The company may decide to extend the scope of this concession in the event it proves to be economical to do so.
London Museum Trading Limited is a registered company (Company No: 05423292). This procurement is being advertised via Contracts Finder to encourage market interest.

Procurement Documents available for download will comprise of the following:
A. Procurement Guidance Document (this document)
B. F&B Information Pack PQQ (detail of the overall opportunity - only released upon
receipt of signed NDA)
C. Food and Beverage Tender Approach (detail of the specifics of the contract in question)
D. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Overview
E. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Lead Operator (for submission)
F. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Independent Partner (for submission)
G. Non-Disclosure Template

All details and instructions related to this opportunity are included in these documents. We request that these are read thoroughly so applicants understood both the requirements of the intended the contract and the process by which to express an interest and participate.

More information

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Additional text

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.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 in the procurement documents.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

150 London Wall
London
EC2Y 5HN
UK

Telephone

02078145676

Email

procurement@londonmuseum.org.uk