Official UK procurement notice
Concessions Opportunities Pan Wales
Authority: Natural Resources Wales (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNatural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a new opportunity for mobile food and drink businesses to support and enhance some of the nation’s best-loved outdoor locations.
NRW is inviting bids for nine mobile catering concessions able to provide hot and/or cold food and beverages across a series of well‑used forests and woodlands that attract thousands of walkers, cyclists, families and nature enthusiasts each year. Successful vendors will demonstrate a clear commitment to reducing food miles, eliminating single‑use plastics, and adopting greener operational practices.
Concessions will be available at the following sites:
Forest Fawr, Caerphilly
Llantrisant Woods
Hafren Forest
Tan y Coed, Machynlleth
Newborough (2 opportunities)
Coed y Brenin
Van Road, Rudry
Chepstow Park Woods
Meet the Buyer Event
NRW is holding a Meet the Buyer Event on Tuesday, 10 February 2026. This will be an online event and will give interested businesses the opportunity to ask any questions they may have on the bidding process or specific sites.
To register for this event please email your details including name, email address, business name, location in Wales, to [email protected]
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Authority reference
MPA26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009091- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061486Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Feb 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Sell2Wales or contact [email protected] for more information
Timeline
2 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published267 days ago2 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Latest notice published259 days ago10 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by258 days ago12 Feb 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 15:43 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published10 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Instruction to Tender and Draft Licence
- Bidding documents and specifications Meet the Buyer Event
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender