Official UK procurement notice
T2510 - Provision of Catering Services at Belfast Zoo
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast City Council require a Contractor for the provision of catering services at Belfast Zoo including the operation of the Zoo Café, the Tree Top Tearooms, the provision and operation of an additional unit at a central location within the zoo and the provision of events catering at the zoo.
CPV: Catering services · Restaurant and food-serving services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Belfast Zoo is one of the city’s oldest and best-loved attractions, celebrating 90…RenewalPublished value£2,500,000
Belfast Zoo is one of the city’s oldest and best-loved attractions, celebrating 90 years in 2024. It is situated on the side of Cave Hill, with panoramic views across Belfast Lough. The Zoo Café offers indoor seated dining for up to 87 in the main restaurant and an additional 39 in the annex ‘Party Room’. Generous outdoor seating is surrounded by mature trees with views of Belfast Lough. The Treetop Tearooms, the smaller of the premises is situated at the top of the zoo, with panoramic views of Belfast Lough and towards the top of Cave Hill. It can provide indoor seating for 25 , with ample outside seating for 80 and a large picnic area close by. The current additional catering unit (not provided by the Council) is a large kiosk offering hot drinks, ice cream and confectionary. It is located close to the playpark and lake and uses three-phase electric power.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jun 2024, 12:20 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2024, 12:20 BST
- Authority reference
T2510- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019027- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047171Find a Tender
Publisher note: This procurement is being let under the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 ‘CCR 2016’ and the services in scope are listed under Schedule 3 of the CCR 2016, therefore associated procurement procedures apply as allowed for under these scope of services i.e. light touch regime. Economic Operators are asked to email their initial Expression of Interest to [email protected] before 12 noon on 29th July 2024. Following the closing date and time it is anticipated that all those who have expressed an interest will take part in supplier engagement, for example a site visit, survey and discussion, followed by a tender process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jun 2024 → 29 Jul 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published20 Jun 2024, 12:20 BST
- Submission deadline29 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria