Café Concession
The National Library of Scotland seeks to appoint an experienced café Concessionaire with proven experience running a successful café. The café is located at the Library's main Edinburgh premises on George IV Bridge. The building visitor numbers are around 350,000 per year, and the potential annual café turnover is in the region of 300,000 GBP inclusive of VAT. The café is situated in the main public entrance of the building and forms an integral part of the visitor centre.
Buyer
National Library of Scotland
Value
£2,700,000
Published
12 Jan 2026
Closes
24 Nov 2025
Procurement details
Source
Pcs
Region
Scotland
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
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Contract ends
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CPV classifications
55330000
Cafeteria services
Lots
Lot 1 Café Concession
£2,700,000
As this is a concession contract with an anticipated turn-over of 2.7 million GBP over the full contact period, the contract is not regulated. The procurement was run as an open procurement, advertised on the PCS portal. In addition, due to repeated experience of low interest rates in this type of contract in the past, the Library invited local businesses to...
Delivery: UKM75
Documents
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The National Library of Scotland seeks to appoint an experienced café Concessionaire with proven experience running a successful café. The café is located at the Library's main Edinburgh premises on George IV Bridge. The building visitor nu...
Contract notice · Web page
Invitation to Tender Cover Letter
30 Oct 2025
ITT Annex B
30 Oct 2025
Word document
Requirements Specification document
30 Oct 2025
Quality Response Document
30 Oct 2025
Word document
Request for Additional Information
30 Oct 2025
Word document
Pricing Schedule
30 Oct 2025
Word document
Concession Agreement (Terms and Conditions)
30 Oct 2025
Café Concession
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The National Library of Scotland seeks to appoint an experienced café Concessionaire with proven experience running a successful café. The café is located at the Library's main Edinburgh premises on George IV Bridge. The building visitor nu...
Award notice · Web page
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