Joy Café & community hub Churchill Gardens

Last updated 23 May 2024

The Project 

New tenant sought for the community café

Going out to tender soon

BCP Council is seeking an organisation to lease the Churchill Gardens community café, Boscombe for a period of up to 9 years 6 months.

The café is the heart of a busy, community-focussed urban park and a tenant is sought that can manage and run a successful café operation alongside supporting a wide range of community interests, activities and events within the park.

Draft Tender document

This document is issued for review and comment by Churchill Gardens Community Association (formerly The Friends of Churchill Gardens) to ensure transparency of process in issuing new lease terms for the operation of Churchill Gardens community café.

The information in it is subject to change but is open to any potential bidders to review at this stage and is considered part of early engagement with any potential suppliers

Download the Draft Tender document (v1.0)

  • Any potential suppliers should register for free on the procurement portal to access any future opportunities, including at Churchill Gardens at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
  • This page will be updated once the opportunity is formally advertised on the procurement portal

Hub project details

Budget £149,000 for the building, site prep & fitting-out costs extra
Funding co-financed by the Aspire programme European Regional Development Fund award 
Project Leader Jacqui van Bommel, Senior Landscape Architect, BCP Council

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