Published date: 20 December 2024

Last edited date: 7 January 2025

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: 3 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Restaurant and food-serving services - 55300000

  • Beverage-serving services - 55400000

  • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

Location of contract

S1 1WB

Value of contract

£11,900,000

Procurement reference

2324-80-EST-AS

Published date

20 December 2024

Closing date

3 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2035

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Sheffield Hallam is looking for a partner/s for two opportunities to be run out of our new flagship Howard Street building: a Café/Deli and a 100 Cover Restaurant.
Both Opportunities are in a prime retail and hospitality destination , based on Howard street Sheffield, (post code S1 1WB) adjacent to Sheffield Hallam University and a short distance to the train station.

This opportunity will be conducted through a Three-Stage Process to encourage applications for a variety of operators including SMEs and is intended to minimise the burden of the bidding process by only requiring more input if they are successful at an earlier stage.

Those meeting the minimum Selection Criteria will be invited to submit a proposal.

Following an initial evaluation of proposals, a shortlist of 3 operators will be selected to enter the final stage to clarify and negotiate a Best and Final Offer.

Best and Final Offers will be evaluated using a combination of quality and commercial criteria and the best scoring operator will be awarded the contract.

STAGE 1 - SELECTION QUESTION
Any operator can engage with the process by completing the required information and answering the selection question

The Selection Question is a single selection question about your knowledge and experience in relation to operating a similar type of business.

STAGE 2 - Submission of Proposal & Shortlisting

If you successfully pass the selection stage, you will be invited to Stage 2 which includes the submission of your proposal in the form of providing detailed responses to the questions outlined below.

These include the main elements of a business plan that you would submit to a bank or lender to start a business, for example your business concept, financial plan, sample menus and pricing. In addition, there are some questions to ensure that We can partner with a quality operator that shares our values.

While for this Stage the focus of Evaluation will be on the Quality of the proposals, you will also be required to submit an initial commercial proposal for discussion at Stage 3.

The initial proposals will be evaluated, and a shortlist of 3 operators will be drawn up. These operators will be invited to participate in Stage 3.

In the event that 2 or more operators score the same for the 3rd ranked place, these operators will all be invited to participate in Stage 3.

STAGE 3 - Final Evaluation & Contract Award

If you are shortlisted for stage 3 you will be invited to detailed discussions to allow us understand your proposals. While these will not be scored, they will be used to clarify and validate your proposal and will inform the final quality score.

Please note that the commercial discussions will also not be scored. Final evaluation will be based solely on the content of your submitted best and final offer (BAFO) which you will be asked to submit at the end of Stage 3.


More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

City Campus
SHEFFIELD
S1 1WB
England

Telephone

01142253431

Email

strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk