Ice Cream Concession for the Bournemouth Air Festival

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The deadline for submitting your response to this contract opportunity is 8 December 2017 at 14:00.

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The Council is seeking tenders from a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative suppliers to operate an Ice Cream concessions business at nominated sites for the duration of the Air Festival for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The Council already operates a number of its own Ice Cream retailing outlets, however this is an opportunity for a supplier to rent additional areas to retail ice cream in the busiest period of the summer season. The successful supplier will provide high quality ice cream service at reasonable prices and be able to provide a courteous and efficient service emphasising customer satisfaction in a full-service environment.

The Council also reserve the right to ask the supplier to provide these services at other major Council festivals. There will be a total of seven sites for the Bournemouth Air Festival along the seafront and East Overcliff Drive in which the contractor must fill all sites.