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title: "Highcliffe Castle Catering Concession"
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# Highcliffe Castle Catering Concession

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highcliffe-castle-catering-concession-ocds-h6vhtk-03fce4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: "Highcliffe Castle Catering Concession". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council-ons-e06000058)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 October 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £269,816 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03fce4`

## 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/highcliffe-castle-catering-concession-ocds-h6vhtk-03fce4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highcliffe-castle-catering-concession-ocds-h6vhtk-03fce4#participate

## Description
An operator for the catering concession at Highcliffe Castle. To support visitor needs by
providing them with a quality catering and refreshment offer, from the existing tea rooms
building, with the option to provide satellite kiosks over busier periods.
The contract is for five years with the option to extend for a further five years. There for if the
extension is taken the total length of the contract would be ten years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** An operator for the catering concession at Highcliffe Castle. To support visitor needs by
providing them with a quality catering and refreshment offer, from the existing tea rooms
building, with the option to provide satellite kiosks over busier peri...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017034-2024-DN680085-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Openwide International Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-114969`
  - Value: £269,816 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017034-2024-DN680085-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £269,816
  - Signed Date: 13/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017034-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-31T13:40:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:21:53.677Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03fce4