Catering for STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision and delivery of catering services to STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway and potentially Lydiard Park Estate, Swindon.

A single catering partner with a proven track record is required to operate and deliver a high quality food and beverage service to its three core business segments: Corporate Hospitality, Special Events and Platform One Café. Current estimated turnover, non-exclusive, STEAM catering is £400,000 per annum, potential growth (up to £550,000 per annum) is demand led through the museum bookings. This catering opportunity also extends to support the onsite catering team at Swindon's Lydiard Park estate with the delivery of event catering services, potentially up to £50,000 per annum, on a non-exclusive basis.

The contract will be initially for a period of 36 months commencing 1 July 2018 with the option to extend for a further 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. Estimated total contract value for the initial 3 year term is £1,200,000 to £1,800,000 and £1,600,000 to £2,400,000 including the option to extend, total 4 years.

The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 14th May 2018, 12noon hrs UK Local time. If you require any clarifications on the tender documents please submit these in writing via e-mail, including the project name clearly in the email title, to Ian Surtees at [email protected] by 3rd May 2018, 1200 hrs UK Local time.

The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded as attachments on the project webpage attachments section. Therefore it is the Contractor's responsibility to check the site regularly for updates to clarifications, as you will not be advised when updates have been made. In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts Ian Surtees at [email protected].

Please note that this project has been advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) Contract Notice reference 18-156530-001 / Contracts Finder / other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project ID: DN332806. We would encourage you to click on the 'Register interest' button to help the Council monitor the level of interest in this opportunity. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.