Whitsunday Regional Council

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Tender: Operation of Café and Food & Beverage Services – Shute Harbour Marine Terminal (Whitsunday Regional Council)

Released 3 days ago

Closes13 Nov 2026

Likely valueEstimate$800K to $3.8MInflation adjusted

LocationShute Harbour, QLD

AgencyNot specified

SourceWhitsunday Regional Council

CategoryFood & Beverage

18 days leftCloses Fri, 13 Nov 2026

About

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking a suitably experienced operator to deliver a high-quality, commercially sustainable café and food and beverage service at the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to support the terminal’s role as a key tourism and transport gateway and enhance the experience of ferry passengers, cruise ship visitors, tourism operators, terminal tenants and staff, visitors and the general public. The successful tenderer must enter into the Licence Agreement provided with the Request for Tender (and the Licence Agreement prevails over the Specification in the event of inconsistency). A tender briefing will be held at 10:00am on Monday 9 November 2026 at Shute Harbour Marine Terminal, Lot 29..., the tender reference is VP529340, Specification Documents: 3, contact person: not disclosed, and the closing date is 13 November 2026 at 2:00 PM (UTC+10:00) Brisbane time.

Tender breakdown

From 3 documents

café / food and beverage operationOther

$28Kstated value

TodayBriefing6 NovCloses13 NovAward11 Dec

Watch out for7

Council's liquor licence covers only internal café and approved outdoor dining; supplying alcohol in upstairs function space requires separate approvals and Council consent

Licence is not a lease and does not give exclusive possession; Council may grant competing rights to others and may relocate you within the Terminal on 30 days' notice

You must prove financial capacity before start and during the Term or Council may terminate immediately

Documents3

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Tender documents1The main request: what they want, how to respond and the rules.

Forms to return1Fill these in and send them back with your response.

Other documents1Everything else attached to this tender.

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