Official UK procurement notice
Catering Concession at Dales Countryside Museum
Authority: Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority wishes to award a contract for a catering franchise located within the Dales Countryside Museum building, adjacent to the National Park Visitor Centre. The Museum is open 7 days a week throughout the year but is closed for part of January. The café would be required to be open when the Museum is open and the franchise will be able to offer approximately 30 covers within the building, together with the opportunity to serve food outside on picnic tables. There is an upper limit of 50 covers. The service and offer must meet the Kids in Museums Family Café Standard. The catering franchise may be opened independently of the Museum.
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£36,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The Authority will select the most advantageous tender (using a price: quality ratio of 70% quality and 30% price considering the following principal factors: (a) compliance with tender documentation (b) tender rates and prices (c) tender submission on the approach to delivering the service references (d) references (e) achievement of minimum score of 70% quality rating.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2026, 08:38 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2026, 08:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044744- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06999fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
15 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published166 days ago15 May 2026, 08:38 BST
- Submission deadline147 days ago3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 08:38 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender