Food & beverage tender

Located in Smithfield, London’s historic food district, we want the food and drink offer at our new museum to honour the area’s legacy, while embracing the city’s constantly evolving food culture.

Here, food and drink won’t just be a service, it'll be an experience, a reason to visit and return. It won't be your typical museum cafe.

With two million visitors expected annually by 2029, we're seeking partners who bring ambition, originality, commercial strength and value for experience.

From exhibition-inspired menus to chef collaborations, immersive dining activations and late-night social energy, we want partners who will create places that people seek out, talk about and return to.

We're open to independents of all sizes, not just big operators. If what you do has purpose, energy and identity, we want to hear from you.

We want partners who can:

• operate at scale with high-footfall across multiple audiences in our environment, balancing volume with quality
• balance creativity with commercial performance – delivering a distinctive offer while ensuring sustainability and profitability
• bring value as a creative resident to our programming and late-night strategy, adapting fluidly to day-to-night demand and integrated museum events
• commit to a long-term partnership – an opportunity to create something truly special and not just a short-term project

There are two ways to express your interest:

1. Lead operator

You’re interested in delivering the full food offer across multiple spaces and potentially working with partners in some. You’ll hold the contract and shape the commercial, operational and creative model. We’re looking for ambition, cultural fluency and delivery capability.

2. Independent partner

You want to bring your identity and energy to one specific part of the offer, like a bar, a cafe or a residency. There’s no minimum size or financial threshold. We’re curating a list of standout collaborators to shape a layered offer with.

Get all the details via the link below and express your interest by Thu 19 Jun, 12pm

For more information about the opportunity or support with an application, please get in touch on [email protected]