Planning

Forest of Dean Cycle Centre

FORESTRY ENGLAND

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Planning

24 Jun 2022 at 18:05

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Forestry England seeking expressions of interest for managing a café, bike retail shop, and bike repair workshop at the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre, located in Gloucestershire, UK. This tender falls under the category of recreational, cultural, and sporting services and is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 1st August 2022. Interested parties will have the opportunity to bid for either one or both operations, with the concession period expected to start in April 2023 and last for five years.

This tender presents an exciting opportunity for businesses that specialise in hospitality, retail, and bicycle services, particularly those with experience in managing recreational facilities. Companies that can provide a vibrant café atmosphere alongside strong bike retail and maintenance capabilities would be particularly well-suited to compete. This contract not only provides a chance to tap into the growing outdoor recreational sector but also to establish a long-term presence in a popular tourist destination.

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Notice Title

Forest of Dean Cycle Centre

Notice Description

Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest from potential operators that are interested in bidding for the opportunity to manage a cafe, bike retail shop and bike repair workshop in the Forest of Dean. In addition, Forestry England is also seeking expressions of interest from potential operators that are interested in bidding for the opportunity to provided a mountain bike uplift service on the same site. Potential bidders will have the option to bid for each opportunity individually or together.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Forestry England is seeking an experienced operator that can manage a busy cafe, bike retail shop and bike repair workshop. The cafe lease area contains approximately 60 internal and 95 external covers with the retail shop currently located in an adjacent building. The concessionaire will also be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the public toilet facilities and bike wash within the lease area. Forestry England is also seeking an operator to deliver a mountain bike uplift service at the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre. An uplift service has been running at the centre since 2010, dropping off riders at set locations around the Sallowvallets block of woodland, which contains the popular formal downhill trail network. Currently, we anticipate that both concessions are 5-year business opportunities which will commence April 2023 onwards. Please indicate in your response whether you are interested in providing the cafe, bike retail shop and bike repair workshop, or the mountain bike uplift service, or both. Additional information: Following consideration of the initial expressions of interest, Forestry England may wish to engage in further soft market testing with respondents. Therefore, at this stage the scope of the contract and contract duration is still subject to change based on feedback from the market. Please refer to attached document for further information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034aaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017413-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY ENGLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
arran.price@forestryengland.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000674000

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1EJ
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK13 Gloucestershire CC

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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