There's one place in Kildare with no interest in having a coffee shop
Kildare County Council says it made two attempts to secure a retailer
Many are called - but few are chosen.
A popular Kildare park and amenity venue is without a coffee retailer - despite a large number of people apparently interested in opening a coffee shop or kiosk there.
According to Kildare County Council, a large number of requests have been received from suppliers expressing an interest in opening up a facility at Kerdiffstown Park, outside Naas.
A list of those interested was “established” and a tender request was issued to all parties in May, setting out the terms and conditions under which one could be established.
This included a request for a submission “which would satisfy the terms and outline a proposal in terms of cost and projected revenue.”
A Naas Municipal District committee meeting was told that “this process resulted one viable submission (and) ultimately, no arrangement resulted.”
In July, another tender was advertised and “this procurement process” also ended in failure with “no viable offer” forthcoming.
Now, KCC has made “an open call advertised through its website and other channels for refreshment concessions at (a number of) its sites across the county.”
Those interested are being asked to “put forward proposals regarding location and format.”