Official UK procurement notice
BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity
Authority: Bassetlaw District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBassetlaw District Council (the Council) wishes to invite tenders to appoint a suitably experienced operator to occupy and operate an indoor street food market within the Retford Town Hall's Buttermarket.
The operator will be responsible for all aspects of delivery, vendor management and commercial performance, in return for the right to trade from the premises and an opportunity to influence the final design and fit-out of the space.
The Council's objectives in appointing an operator are to:
- Animate and activate Retford town centre
- Support independent and start-up food businesses
- Provide a high-quality, diverse and affordable food offer
- Increase footfall and dwell time
- Support the evening and weekend economy
- Deliver social and economic value for the local area
The Buttermarket is anticipated to be available to the operator for commercial operation from Winter 2026/Spring 2027 subject to detailed design agreement and construction programme. The Council envisions the successful provider from this tender to join as a partner through this design process. This interim period for design and Council construction will ensure the final installation is fit for purpose and encourages optimal commercial operation for the appointed end user.
Location
Located on the Market Square, Retford Town Hall is well positioned to amplify the offerings of the town, however, the site is currently greatly underutilised, and its facilities require significant modernisation. The Buttermarket is the ground floor premise of the wider Retford Town Hall with its own level and independent access along the Town Hall Yard and direct access to the Market Square. There is ample area (~260m2) to enhance this space to provide a series of catering focused opportunities while also creating an inclusive communal space, designed to host events that appeal across all age groups.
According to a recent market summary of Retford undertaken by CACI, the town boasts a sizable catchment area with a total market potential of £122.1 million. Additionally, Retford enjoys a high catchment market share of 16%, indicating a strong local spend for retailers and food businesses opening in the town centre. The total market potential for catering alone is £30.1 million.
The overall spend remains below the regional average, indicating a need for Retford to build up a critical mass of retail and leisure offer to increase its attractiveness. Annual household spent on catering is £2,060 which is 5% lower than the East Midlands average and spend on alcohol on premises is 10% below the regional average demonstrating there is available spend for these types of offers not currently being realised in Retford
Full details of the opportunity and the Council's requirements are set out in the tender documents.
Term
The Council would optimally seek a 5-year lease with a break clause at Year 3 and the opportunity to extend a further 5 years at year 5 (3+2+5 year agreement).
Procurement Procedure
This is a competitive flexible procedure. Initial tenders will be scored based on price quality as out lined in document 1.
Up to the top 3 bidders will then be invited to a presentation stage which will be scored out of 100 (the scoring for which is in appendix 5).
The final tender score will be calculated based on the weightings of the price and quality score from the previous round making up 90% of score and the presentation will form the remaining 10%.
CPV: Building and facilities management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£18,000,000
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Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality - 80%
- Price: Price 20%
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Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Bassetlaw District Council buys Miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 7999), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards were announced within 29 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid0% / 0%
2–330% / 20%
4–630% / 60%
7+40% / 20%
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Below estimate33% / 42%
Within ±2%56% / 36%
Above estimate11% / 23%
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Lot #1CPV 7999Published estimate£18m
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1 bid17%
2–335%
4–626%
7+21%
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Middle 50%£18m
Estimate£18m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
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| CATERLY LIMITEDLive contract | BaDC-1598 Buttermarket Food Hall Fit Out and Operator for Bassetlaw District Councilruns to Jun 2031 | — | £200k | 49% match |
| YTKOWorked for this buyer | BaDC-1649 Worksop High Street Business Support Programmeruns to Mar 2028 | — | £80k | 76% match |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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CATERLY LIMITEDLarge | £200k1 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £200k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
YTKOSME | £2.8m9 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 3 live · £223k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% below n=4 |
JCDECAUX UK LTDLarge | £73m13 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 33% above n=1 |
| £136k5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £50k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=1 | |
| £339k3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £58k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
DN833308- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097925- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07897cFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via East Midlands Tendering- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender portal website :
Select "view opportunities" then choose Welland Procurement from the organisations drop down menu. Project ID: DN833308.
Bidders are asked to note requirement of mandatory attendance of site visit. Please refer to Doc 1 for guidance and instructions.
Timeline
16 Oct 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 12:48 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 35 days20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 41 days27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 59 days14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 79 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 12:48 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Rutland County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Welland ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityBuyer
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers are welcome to view the opportunity on the EastMids Tenders portal using the link below: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender