Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
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