Closed tender

Purbeck Sports Centre Catering Provision

Details

Topic
Restaurant and food-serving services
Published
6 June 2025
Submission
4 July 2025

Tender description

Dorset Council (the Council) is undertaking early market engagement, with the aim of providing information to and requesting feedback from the catering Industry, about aspects of the Council’s Catering Facilities Procurement at Purbeck Sports Centre. The provision of high-quality catering facilities is a key feature in the overall success of the Sports Centre. The contractor shall have sole and exclusive right throughout the Sports Centre to supply for consumption hot and cold meals, snacks, sweets, confectionary, refreshments, beverages, drinks including alcohol to members of the public and persons using the Sports Centre. The operational service delivery elements would commence on 1st April 2026, the Leisure Centre (and the kitchen/café within) is a Dorset Council asset, and the contractor will be leasing the space to run the kitchen under a Concession Contract. The market engagement exercise is intended to allow interested organisations with appropriate experience to outline their views and ideas about the future provision of these services. Interested organisation are asked to respond to the market engagement questions provided. Keywords: Catering, Food, Beverages

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published6 June 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date4 July 2025

About the buyer

Dorset Council buys as a local authority, with a Commercial and Procurement team at its Dorchester offices. The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025. Over 6,000 suppliers work with the council each year, and 51% are based in Dorset.

Over the past 5 years, most of Dorset Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, health and social work and construction work.

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