East England Forest District Catering Concessions

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest. We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £10million. The lease will start January 2024. Additional information: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Jeskyns Community Woodland kiosk. We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £1.5million. The lease will start April 2024. Additional information: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.

Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the catering concession lease at Hole Farm Community Woodland kiosk. This site is a new community woodland being created by Forestry England in partnership with National Highways. We anticipate that the lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published Summer 2023. The total value of the lease opportunity over the term will be in the region of £1million. The lease is estimated to start October 2024 - Summer 2025 following completion of the site establishment. Additional information: Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.