Community Café, Churchill Gardens, Boscombe, BH1 4ES
BCP Council is seeking a concessionaire for Churchill Gardens community café, to lease the building for a period of 5 years, which we anticipate would commence September 2026.
The café is housed in a relatively new (installed 2021/22) modular building located in the centre of a busy, community-focussed park. The building features a main café area, with a kitchen and servery along with a disabled toilet. There is an adjoining area that can be separated by sliding doors with a community area, kitchenette, storage and a second toilet. It is sited immediately adjacent to the children’s play area & ball court; it is anticipated that funding will be found to significantly improve the play area as part of the Council’s current Plan for Play project.
The successful concessionaire will manage and run a thriving café operation alongside supporting a wide range of community interests, activities, and events within the park. The Council manages community parks to support public health, volunteering, and nature recovery; the concessionaire should understand and work to this concept. Further information on the management approach can be found at Future Parks and Nature Towns.
There is also a ‘grow zone’ of raised beds adjacent to the café and the Council is seeking light touch management of this facility by the Operator.
The Contract is offered to a suitably experienced Operator to manage Churchill Gardens Cafe and grow zone. The services required are the sale of hot (cooked to order) and cold food, barista style coffee, tea, ice creams, mineral waters, beverages. A selection of healthy food options and special dietary provisions (e.g., gluten-free, vegan, etc) should also be available as part of the menu offer. There are also optional items that can be sold including sweets, other light refreshments etc.
Bids for this opportunity must be received by 29 May 2026.
Further information & tender documentation
Procurement and tender response documentation is available from the Proactis portal at procontract.due-north.com/ … 813c-005056b64545 (or search ‘Churchill Gardens Café and Grow Zone’).
In order to submit a bid for the tender you will need to be registered, or become registered with ProContract – the registration form can be found at procontract.due-north.com/Register
Additionally, we will place a notice on the UK.GOV Find a Tender Central Digital Platform.
Bidders must ensure that they complete and submit the required documentation prior to the deadline indicated and in accordance with the instructions within the procurement documentation.
