Written answer by Ministry of National Development on data on HDB coffee shops tenanted to F&B chains and to independent operators

May 8, 2024

Question No: 6106

Question by: Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the share of stalls in HDB coffeeshops that are currently tenanted to (i) food and beverage chains such as Foodfare, Happy Hawkers and (ii) independent operators; and (b) whether HDB has considered including in the price-quality method (PQM) of evaluation of tender bids, an increased weight for the number of residents that live within 2km of a coffeeshop.

Answer:

HDB currently rents out 374 coffeeshops to private coffeeshop operators. Of these 374 rental coffeeshops, 167 are rented out to chain coffeeshop operators who run two or more coffeeshops. The other 207 coffeeshops are rented out to independent operators.

To attract tenants who can better serve residents, HDB has been letting out new HDB coffeeshops via Price-Quality tenders since September 2018. The Price-Quality Method, or PQM, places a 60% weightage on quality, comprising factors such as affordability, innovative business concept, good track record and community-centric initiatives. Tenderers who meet these criteria are awarded points accordingly. The number of residents staying within 2km of the coffeeshop is not a factor.