CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Penzance Town CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05e163Procurement Act 2023Concession contractSME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£3.8m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
01 Dec 2025
Deadline 11 Jan 2026
Description
The Council is seeking to appoint a Concessionaire to run a café facility for Penlee House Gallery & Museum in Penlee Park. The appointed Supplier (aka the Concessionaire) would pay a commission-based licence fee, based on percentage gross income with minimum £20,000 annual payment to operate the Café. The value of the fee will be determined through this tender exercise. A proposed commission structure is set out in the Headline Terms document. Full details around the Tender can be found in the accompanying documentation.
Scope
- Reference
- 11.2025 (001)
- Total value
- £3,780,000 excluding VAT£4,536,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 09 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2029Possible extension to 08 Feb 2035
Acceptable delivery and returns in line with stated outcomes from the concession.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 55300000554000005550000055900000
- Contract locations
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 11 Jan 2026, 11:59 pm
- Submission address
- Email tenders to: tenders@penzance-tc.gov.uk
- Electronic submission
- No
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition