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title: "CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum"
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# CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/concession-coach-house-cafe-tender-penlee-house-gallery-and-museum-ocds-h6vhtk-05e163). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Penzance Town Council: "CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum". Published status: complete. Concession Value: £3,780,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Penzance Town Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/penzance-town-council-GB-PPON-PYNG-4641-RJNQ)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £3,780,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 January 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Beverage-serving services, Canteen and catering services, Restaurant and food-serving services, Retail trade services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKK30
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £5,450,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 18 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/concession-coach-house-cafe-tender-penlee-house-gallery-and-museum-ocds-h6vhtk-05e163#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e163`

## 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/concession-coach-house-cafe-tender-penlee-house-gallery-and-museum-ocds-h6vhtk-05e163#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Email tenders to:  tenders@penzance-tc.gov.uk

## Description
The Council is seeking to appoint a Concessionaire to run a café facility for Penlee House Gallery & Museum in Penlee Park.
The appointed Supplier (aka the Concessionaire) would pay a commission-based licence fee, based on percentage gross income with minimum £20,000 annual payment to operate the Café.
The value of the fee will be determined through this tender exercise. A proposed commission structure is set out in the Headline Terms document.
Full details around the Tender can be found in the accompanying documentation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55300000, 55400000, 55500000, 55900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,780,000

- **Contract Period:** 09/02/2026 to 08/02/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tarksum Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175042`
  - Value: £5,450,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073949-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-20T14:32:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T21:00:13.397Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e163