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# Cafe Operation: Earlestown Town Hall

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cafe-operation-earlestown-town-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-0663be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** St Helens Council: "Cafe Operation: Earlestown Town Hall". Published status: planning. Concession Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [St Helens Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-council-ons-e08000013)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services, Restaurant and food-serving services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cafe-operation-earlestown-town-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-0663be#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0663be`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cafe-operation-earlestown-town-hall-ocds-h6vhtk-0663be#tl-md)

## Description
St Helens Borough Council is undertaking soft market testing to understand market interest in operating a new café facility within the recently refurbished Earlestown Town Hall. As part of the wider regeneration programme for Earlestown, the Grade II listed Town Hall has undergone extensive restoration and refurbishment to bring this landmark building back into civic, cultural, and community use.
A new extension has been constructed to the north of the Town Hall to accommodate the café. This purpose‑built space has been designed to act as an inviting, vibrant focal point within the building, offering a high‑quality and welcoming environment for residents, visitors, families, and those working locally. The café will provide approximately 40 internal covers within a seating area of 36.15m², with potential for additional outdoor seating within the Town Hall Courtyard.
We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing', to determine current interest levels in the market.
THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION
This Soft Market Test is intended to allow interested organisations with relevant experience to outline their views and provide information with no commitment to themselves or the Council.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 55300000, 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 02/08/2026 to 02/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020217-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-06T09:53:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:27:14.653Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0663be