ClosedHospitality and catering

GB-Watford: Town Hall Quarter - Museum Cafe[E11]

Watford, United KingdomWatford Borough Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Watford Borough Council (WBC) seeks to appoint a suitable operator for the Town Hall Café which will service The Museum of Watford and the wider Town Hall at WD17 3EX. The Museum project is funded by the Council and a successful bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 3 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 29 Jan 2025.
Value: GBP 100,000
Buyer: Watford Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 3 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 100,000
Published[E9]: 29 Jan 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Watford Borough Council (WBC) seeks to appoint a suitable operator for the Town Hall Café which will service The Museum of Watford and the wider Town Hall at WD17 3EX. The Museum project is funded by the Council and a successful bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is part of the Council's wider ambition to regenerate Watford Town Hall and the adjoining Colosseum entertainment venue as part of the Town Hall Quarter, please see this weblink Museum | Watford Town Hall Quarter | Watford, England. The Café, to be run by an operator, has been envisaged to serve visitors to The Museum of Watford, occupiers of the Innovation and Incubation Hub, users of the large Committee/Community room, Council staff as well as passing footfall. 1this initial notice serves as a registration of interest and also a market engagement exercise for the council to assist in scoping the vision for the Cafe which will be part of the new Museum as part of the Town hall Quarter. The Café, situated on the ground floor with new punctured openings out to an external terrace facing the Town Square opposite Watford Central Library. Please read and complete the expression of interest document and submit at the return date. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-03T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Watford Borough Council.
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 55330000 (Cafeteria services).
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“UK”
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 3 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
“2025-03-03T10:00:00Z”
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Watford Borough Council (WBC) seeks to appoint a suitable operator for the Town Hall Café which will service The Museum of Watford and the wider Town Hall at WD17 3EX. The Museum project is funded by the Council and a successful bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is p…”
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure.
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 29 Jan 2025.
“2025-01-29T15:10:03Z”
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "GB-Watford: Town Hall Quarter - Museum Cafe".
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 100,000.
“100000 GBP”
Document 65f8182f-a51c-4de8-af37-d3b4ad1b6bb6-821448, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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