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Forestry England Treetop Walkway Experiences

FORESTRY ENGLAND FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION

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Award

24 Jan 2025 at 10:05

Tender

08 Jul 2024 at 13:05

Summary of the contracting process

Forestry England, a part of the Forestry Commission, is seeking tender submissions for the introduction of Treetop Walkway Experiences at selected sites across England. This tender falls under the Recreational, Cultural, and Sporting Services category and aims to partner with a single entity to fund, design, construct, and operate these treetop walkways. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline of 13th September 2024. The total value of the project is estimated at £360 million, with an annual estimated turnover of £3 million per location. This opportunity involves a lease agreement for each site with a maximum initial period of 20 years, potentially extendable by an additional 10 years, resulting in a total possible term of 30 years.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in architectural design, construction, and operation of recreational facilities. Ideal candidates would include companies with expertise in creating accessible and inclusive public attractions. Additional opportunities exist in ongoing maintenance, marketing, and customer service for the walkway experiences. Given the substantial financial commitments and the long-term nature of the project, well-capitalised businesses with a vision for sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation, as well as a strong marketing and partnership strategy, would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Title

Forestry England Treetop Walkway Experiences

Notice Description

Forestry England invite tender submissions for the introduction of Treetop Walkway Experiences at selected sites across England. We are seeking a single partner to fund, design, construct and operate world class, architecturally spectacular, high-quality exciting and iconic, fully accessible and inclusive treetop walkway experience concession at a limited number of sites across the nation's forests. The annual estimated turnover of this concession opportunity is PS3m per location.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Forestry England are seeking a single partner to fund, design, construct and operate a new treetop walkway experience concession at selected Forestry England sites. We welcome prospective partners to bid for this opportunity, available at up to four sites across England. The annual estimated turnover of this concession opportunity is PS3m per location. Forestry England will award lease agreements for each site (following the successful approval of satisfactory planning consent and prior to construction commencing), which will run for a maximum initial lease period of 20 years, and we may also grant an additional 10-year extension bring the maximum overall term to 30 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b97
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002476-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
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
£360,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Unsuccessful
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FORESTRY ENGLAND FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
Not specified

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

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