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Catering in 2015 and Beyond – Expressions of Interest Requested

In 2015 a number of exciting catering opportunities will arise within York Museums Trust’s portfolio of sites.

We are now seeking to put in place partnerships with catering specialists with a view to:

1. offering a range of appropriate, good quality catering options on each of our sites,

2. maintaining and, in some cases, raising our reputation for excellent customer service,

3. generating investment funds, where necessary, to achieve the above, and,

4. generating substantial revenues to support the ongoing work of the Trust.

There are opportunities in both visitor catering and events catering. Branding identity is an important issue for us in two senses:

1. the sites are scheduled ancient monuments with unique features and atmospheres; it is important that they are not seen as extensions of the high-street, and

2. we see catering as one way of extending awareness of the York Museums Trust itself as we seek to grow our base of support.

We are inviting individuals and companies to express their interest in running one or more of the outlets or services on YMT’s behalf.  We do not expect that a single operator will be able to provide the best solutions across the range of catering offers but we will consider all proposals.

For further details about the opportunity please click here to download the additional information relating to this project.

To express an interest in this opportunity please contact Jonathan Peters at jonathan.peters@ymt.org.uk by Friday 8 August to arrange a site visit and informal discussion.

We aim to have formal proposals and interviews by mid-September and to appoint preferred contractors soon after.