Trading concessions (including catering)

If you identify a new site on Council owned land that is not part of the adopted highway, then please complete this online form. A non-refundable application fee of £165 per site is required to be paid. Online payment will be requested at the end of this form.

Please click on the links to the respective maps to identify Council ownership and the adopted highway.

It likely to be a minimum period of four weeks before a decision will be reached.

All applications for new sites are the subject of cross council departmental consultation.

Some Council owned land is subject to restrictions (for example Common Good which may require additional consultation with or approval by third parties which will inevitably increase the time taken to authorise the transaction with no guarantee that approval will be received. Another example is land protected by Fields in Trust (the National Playing Fields Association).

If your application is approved in principle, then the site will be offered to you for a term of five years (subject to an option for either party to terminate on three months’ prior written notice at any time) for an annual licence fee based on market rental values. The value of the site will vary depending upon the location and proposed use.

The Council’s approval will be sought and if authorised, a Council solicitor will be instructed to prepare a formal offer.

If heads of terms are not agreed then the site may be offered on the open market. In that event, offers will be invited through Public Contracts Scotland and you will have the opportunity to bid alongside third parties. The Council is not obliged to accept the highest or any offer.

Although there is no appeals process, if you consider that circumstances have changed, you may make a new application at any time.

To receive emails for future Council catering concession opportunities (including ice cream concessions), please register as a supplier on the Public Contracts Scotland website and set an alert with "Fife Council" as the buyer and select the CPV code 55520000 as the category.

Supplier User Guide – Alert Profile.

If you have any questions about using the website, please contact the website’s helpdesk on 0800 222 9003 or support@publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

To receive emails for future Council non-food trading concession opportunities, please register as a supplier on the Public Contracts Scotland website and set an alert with "Fife Council" as the buyer and select the CPV code 55900000 as the category.

Supplier User Guide – Alert Profile.

If you have any questions about using the website, please contact the website’s helpdesk on 0800 222 9003 or support@publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

You must first register as a supplier with the Public Contracts Scotland website and submit an offer through that website by the deadline stated on the tender notice. Your offer should state:

1. Licence fee offered per annum (exclusive of VAT)
2. Full name
3. Postal address including post code
4. Email address
5. Mobile number
6. Date

The Council is not obliged to accept the highest or any offer.

A Council solicitor will issue a formal offer to you for a term of five years at the annual licence fee that you have proposed exclusive of VAT. The licence to occupy may be terminated at any time by either party on three months’ prior written notice. It is recommended that you seek your own legal advice on the terms of the offer.

Towards the end of the five-year term (or sooner on earlier termination) the site will be re-advertised on the open market.

No. Each site is let to a single business on a full-time basis only. The annual charge will not be reduced if you choose to trade for fewer hours than are possible.

No, for an ice-cream concession the annual licence fee (rent) is attributed to the period 1^st April to 30^th September each year. There is no charge for the period 1^st October to 31^st March, though you may trade during that period.

For example, if you offer an annual licence fee of say £12,000, it will be charged in equal monthly instalments in advance of £2,000 on 1^st April, 1^st May, 1^st June, 1^st July, 1^st August and 1^st September.

If your licence commences after 1^st April, then the annual fee for the first year will be apportioned from the date of entry on the basis that the annual figure is for the period 1^st April to 30^th September.

In this example, if your licence commenced on 1^st May, you would pay £2,000 on 1^st May and the same on the first day of each subsequent month until your last payment for that year being on 1^st September.

Payments would commence again on 1^st April of the following year.

• Designated Bathing Beach
• Access to public toilets that are open during operating hours
• Nearby public car park with surplus capacity
• No nearby saunas run by Fife Sports & Leisure Trust
• Acceptable water quality*
• A site’s suitability will be considered in terms of its risk from flooding and coastal erosion

*Beaches with acceptable water quality may be at risk from water pollution after heavy rainfall.

Applications are considered on their merits and may be declined due to issues other than those listed above. Please read the Designated Bathing Beaches list before applying.

If you identify a new site on Council owned land that is not part of Fife Council’s Roads Adoption, then please complete this online form. A non-refundable application fee of £165 per site is required to be paid. Online payment will be requested at the end of this form.