Southsea Castle Catering and Events Concession Opportunity - Portsmouth 2026
Portsmouth City Council ("the Council") is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced catering and events operators for the delivery of catering and events services at Southsea Castle, under a long term commercial arrangement comprising a combination of rental income and an incentivised revenue share mechanism. The council is using a single stage competitive flexible procedure for the procurement of this contract, which includes conditions of participation and detailed tender proposals to be submitted...
Buyer
Portsmouth City Council
Value
£8,200,000
Published
24 Feb 2026
Closes
21 Aug 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Portsmouth
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
55310000
Restaurant waiter services
55320000
Meal-serving services
55330000
Cafeteria services
55400000
Beverage-serving services
55520000
Catering services
79952000
Event services
55500000
Canteen and catering services
Lots
Lot 1 Standard Term Concession (5 + 5 years)
£8,199,999
This Lot relates to the delivery of catering and events services at Southsea Castle, as described in the Competitive flexible procedure description of this notice. Lot 1 represents the Council's baseline contract structure, comprising an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend by up to 5 years (maximum 10 years total). Tenderers are required to sub...
Delivery: UKJ31 · United Kingdom
Lot 2 Extended Term Concession (7 + 3 years)
£1
This Lot relates to the delivery of catering and events services at Southsea Castle, as described in the Competitive flexible procedure description of this notice. Lot 2 provides an alternative contract structure, comprising an initial term of 7 years with the option to extend by up to 3 years (maximum 10 years total). Submission for Lot 2 is optional. Tende...
Delivery: UKJ31 · United Kingdom
Documents
Unlock document linkSummary PME report from the soft market testing.
Not provided
Summary PME report from the soft market testing.
Bidding documents · PDF
Tender notice on Find a Tender
22 Jun 2026
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Tender notice on Find a Tender
24 Jul 2026
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
24 Feb 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page
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