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CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum

Penzance Town Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 19:27.

Opportunity overview

The Council is seeking to appoint a Concessionaire to run a café facility for Penlee House Gallery & Museum in Penlee Park. The appointed Supplier (aka the Concessionaire) would pay a commission-based licence fee, based on percentage gross income with minimum £20,000 annual payment to operate the Café. The value of the fee will be determined through this tender exercise. A proposed commission structure is set out in the Headline Terms document. Full details around the Tender can be found in the accompanying documentation.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Tarksum Limited

Match pending…
Published award value
£5.5m
Awarded
22 Jan 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Penzance, UKK30, TR18 4HE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
11.2025 (001)
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Penzance Town Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYNG-4641-RJNQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYNG-4641-RJNQ

Address

Street Address
Penlee Centre
Locality
Penzance
Postal Code
TR18 4HE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
WARRENS BAKERY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01451668

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01451668

Address

Street Address
Ocean House, Lower Quay, Gweek
Locality
Helston
Postal Code
TR12 6UD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
Tarksum Limited
Id
GB-FTS-175042

Address

Street Address
The Orangery Cafe, Penlee House, Morrab Road
Locality
Penzance
Postal Code
TR18 4HE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
CONCESSION Coach House Cafe Tender, Penlee House Gallery and Museum
Status
active
Date
22 Jan 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55300000
Description
Restaurant and food-serving services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
55400000
Description
Beverage-serving services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
55500000
Description
Canteen and catering services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
5,450,000.01
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-175042
Name
Tarksum Limited

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract for 9 years with possible break at year 1, year 3 and year 6.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015731-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Feb 2026, 14:32
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Penzance · UKK30 · TR18 4HE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015731-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·