Notice Information
Notice Title
Bike Hire Concession - Haldon Forest Park
Notice Description
Forestry England have completed a tender to appoint a business partner to operate the Bike Hire Concession at Haldon Forest Park
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Initial contract of 5 years with the option for the contracting authority to extend for a further two 1 year periods (5+1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc99
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034296-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
55900000 - Retail trade services
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,341,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY ENGLAND (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION)
- Additional Buyers
- 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
- TLK South West (England)
-
- 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/034296-2026
15th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065314-2025
14th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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