How to win: Concession - Cafe facilities at Mampitts Hub, Shaftesbury

About this contract

The Council is seeking to appoint a Concessionaire to run a café facility at the newly constructed community centre at Mampitts Green, Shaftesbury. The appointed Supplier (aka the Concessionaire) would pay a commission-based licence fee, £8,000 annual payment to operate the Café. Full details around the Tender can be found in the accompanying documentation attached to this tender notice. This tender is an opportunity to submit a commission-based tender for the specified services.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Shaftesbury Town Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £80,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 25 January 2027 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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