Notice Information
Notice Title
Fineshade Campsite
Notice Description
Concession agreement for the operation of Fineshade Campsite, located in Fineshade Wood between Corby and Stamford in the Midlands.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be options to extend the lease, and the lease will also contain break clauses. The option to extend / break the contract will be at the sole discretion of Forestry England and be conditional on: a) good performance in KPI's and compliance with lease/management regs/ offer and service standards and branding guidelines; b) The Operator having carried out capital investment in the Property, in line with the business plan submitted in the tender, ideally within the first three years and no later than within the first ten years of the lease; and c) the Operator having complied with all statutory requirements and legislation and with the requirements of any Public Authority affecting the Property. d) Forestry England future plans for the site
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0591c7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082537-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
-
- CPV Codes
55200000 - Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation
55220000 - Camping-site services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,652,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,652,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £7,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Dec 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Feb 2026 - 4 Feb 2036 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082537-2025
12th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053251-2025
2nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053006-2025
2nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053005-2025
2nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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