NORTHSTOWE TOWN COUNCIL
TENDER OPPORTUNITY: COMMERCIAL CAFÉ OPERATOR FOR THE UNITY CENTRE
Northstowe Town Council invites tenders from suitably experienced and professional operators to run the commercial café located within the new Unity Centre, Northstowe.
The Unity Centre is a community and public-facing facility designed to serve residents and visitors. The café will play a key role in supporting the Centre’s operation, enhancing community use, and providing a high-quality catering offer.
The successful tenderer will be required to:
- Deliver a high-quality commercial café service
- Submit a business plan and operational proposal
- Provide a catering offer that complements the community use of the Centre
- Operate in line with agreed opening hours and service standards
- Supply equipment and staffing as required by the specification
A lease or licence will be offered depending on the final decision of the Town Council; no agreement will be entered into until the Council’s head lease with South Cambridgeshire District Council is executed.
The anticipated commencement date will be in Spring 2026.
Tender documentation will include:
- Full specification
- Draft agreement terms (subject to legal advice)
- Requirements for submission
- Evaluation criteria and scoring matrix
To request the tender pack, please email: tender@northstowetowncouncil.gov.uk or download from the documents below.
Submission deadline: 9am on Wednesday 10th December.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Tenders must be submitted either via the anonymous tender email address only. Northstowe Town Council are only accepting electronic tenders for this process.
Northstowe Town Council reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any tender.
If you have any questions, please contact Huw Walters (Assets and Estates Manager) via email to huw.walters@northstowetowncouncil.gov.uk