Invitation to Tender the Pinetrees Community Centre Cafe

The Parish Council is seeking Tenders from suitably experienced operators to operate a Café, which will be equipped and furnished as a ready to operate unit, from September 2023.

The Café will be equipped with a fitted, working lockable sub-kitchen and serving counter. The Council will welcome discussions with the contracted operator around the type of equipment being installed in the kitchen, and to discuss the needs of the operator in terms of housing the operator's own existing equipment within the kitchen if required. Seating and tables for approximately 30 will also be included. The outside patio area will also be available, weather permitting, with picnic style seating for approximately 10 people.

The main customer base creating footfall for the Café will be community centre users and tenants. The income figures have been included as part of this document.

The cafe has been open for SEVEN months and has an established non TUPE, casually employed member of staff that the Parish Council would prefer to be retained.

Through help from the Parish Council and external marketing and PR there should be an opportunity to attract local people and passingtrade with varied opening times, organising cookery activities, hosting celebration events or offering external catering services, utilising the sites central location and 50 free parking spaces in an enclosed secure compound.

The Council would stress that the priority must be the function of the community café above the needs of a collection and/or local delivery service for profit.