Concessions at Various Visitor Sites

Concepts

• catering services
• inverness
• land scotland
• visitor hub sites
• visitor centres
• concessions
• visitors
• various visitor sites
• concession contracts
• fls

Location

Scotland:

Description

Forestry and Land Scotland is seeking a service provider to deliver catering concessions at its visitor hub sites at Glentrool, Kirroughtree and The Lodge.

Total Quantity or Scope

FLS welcomes over 10 million visitors each year, with a portfolio that includes visitor centres, forest parks, urban forests, campsites, beaches, mountains, lochs, and iconic viewpoints. A range of commercial agreements provide opportunities for businesses to deliver catering, retail, accommodation, and outdoor recreation at these sites. FLS has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of catering concessions at Glentrool, Kirroughtree and The Lodge. The contract will include concessionaire obligations in relation to repair and maintenance of the occupied buildings. Additional information: Please note that the estimated value includes for the potential addition of catering concessions at two further properties - Glenmore and Glentress - during the contract period. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 40 of The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 55520000 - Catering services
• 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
• 55330000 - Cafeteria services
• 77300000 - Horticultural services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** It is possible that the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) (TUPE Regulations) will apply to this tender. Question Scoring Methodology for Technical Criteria shall be the Procurement Journey Methodology. Any bidder that receives a score of zero (0) or one (1) for one or more technical questions will be excluded from the tender. Any bidder that receives an overall technical score of below 50% out of 100% (of the 70% overall quality weighting) will be excluded from the tender. The Service Provider should note that FLS may modify the Contract, irrespective of the monetary value of those modifications, within the scope permitted under Regulation 46(1) of the Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, should operational reasons require it. Specifically, FLS may consider the addition of catering concessions at two further properties - Glenmore and Glentress - during the contract period. It should be noted that FLS has received interest from a local community body in making an asset transfer request under Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 for the Glenmore Forest Café. FLS has agreed to give the community body time to prepare and consider their application. Should the community body decide not to submit an asset transfer request, or, if the request is unsuccessful, FLS’s decision as to whether or not to add the Glenmore Forest Café to this contract will thereafter be made, which may be beyond the current lease expiry date. Other reasons for modification may include, but are not limited to: - a successful Community Asset Transfer (CAT) application; - a significant change in national or global socio-economic conditions, requiring a change to a Concession Fee; - a change in public procurement policy; - a change in government policy; - a change to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); and - a change to the reporting requirements. The Scottish Government Supplier Journey: https://www.supplierjourney.scot/ The Buyer Help and Guidance on PCS-T here: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/buyerhelp.h... The Supplier Development Programme is available to assist Suppliers with public procurement including training events: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/buyers/forestry-and-land-scotland-45/ The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22642. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is recognised that service providers may wish to use existing sub-contractors and as such it has not been deemed necessary to include the Sub-Contracting Clause, which requires suppliers to advertise their sub-contracting opportunities on Public Contracts Scotland. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: The inclusion of mandatory Community Benefits has not been deemed appropriate for this contract for the following reasons: - This contract itself will deliver benefits to the community, with most service users being from local communities. - There may be a transfer of staff under TUPE meaning that employment opportunities may be limited. (SC Ref:713097)