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# Forest of Dean Café Concessions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forest-of-dean-caf-concessions-ocds-h6vhtk-0437b9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forestry England: "Forest of Dean Café Concessions". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £8,800,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Forestry England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-england-gov-ea55)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £8,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0437b9`

## 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/forest-of-dean-caf-concessions-ocds-h6vhtk-0437b9#tl-md)

## Description
Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest from operators wishing to provide café concession(s) at two of our sites in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Beechenhurst Cafe
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Beechenhurst, in the heart of the Forest of Dean, https://www.forestryengland.uk/beechenhurst attracts in the region of 360,000 visits annually. The café lease area contains over 100 indoor covers and 80 outdoor covers.

### Lot 2: Symonds Yat Rock Cafe
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Symonds Yat Rock Cafe is based at the well-known viewpoint overlooking the River Wye https://www.forestryengland.uk/symonds-yat-rock The site has in the region of 190,000 visits annually. The cafe is a log cabin style refreshment kiosk with outdoor s...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003962-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-06T19:05:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:40:54.613Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0437b9