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# Tender 08/2025 - Appointment of a suitably experienced Café and Mobile Vendor Operator at Castlewellan Forest Park, Castlewellan, Co Down.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-08-2025-appointment-of-a-suitably-experienced-caf-and-mobile-vendor-operator-at-cas-ocds-h6vhtk-0605be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newry Mourne & Down District Council: "Tender 08/2025 - Appointment of a suitably experienced Café and Mobile Vendor Operator at Castlewellan Forest Park, Castlewellan, Co Down.". Published status: active. Published Value: £1. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newry Mourne & Down District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newry-mourne-down-district-council-ons-n09000010)
- **Published Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Canteen and catering services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-08-2025-appointment-of-a-suitably-experienced-caf-and-mobile-vendor-operator-at-cas-ocds-h6vhtk-0605be#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0605be`

## 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/tender-08-2025-appointment-of-a-suitably-experienced-caf-and-mobile-vendor-operator-at-cas-ocds-h6vhtk-0605be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-08-2025-appointment-of-a-suitably-experienced-caf-and-mobile-vendor-operator-at-cas-ocds-h6vhtk-0605be#participate

## Description
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (the “Council”) manage Castlewellan Forest Park.
In partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Council are nearing completion of a major construction project to redevelop the Walled Garden and historic Grange buildings, including a new 2-storey Café, Visitor Information Centre, Education Centre, Event Space and refurbished public toilets.
In preparation for project completion, Council now wishes to appoint a suitably experienced caterer to operate the new Café and to provide a supporting mobile vending service in the adjoining car park. The aim of the mobile vending service is to help meet demand at peak visitor periods. The contract is anticipated to commence on a phased basis from Sunday 1st April 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003136-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-14T14:30:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:18:23.923Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0605be