Notice Information
Notice Title
Douglas Valley Community-led Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism Feasibility and Concept Design
Notice Description
South Lanarkshire Council's (SLC) Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services, wishes to commission an Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism Feasibility Study to RIBA Stage 1, in and around the Hagshaw Energy Cluster in South Lanarkshire via a Quick Quote procedure. The project has been requested by the community-led Douglas Valley Advisory Group (DVAG), to define a clear picture of how the area and its assets can be used to stimulate low impact, community-led outdoor recreation and adventure tourism developments and improvements, as well as the business models required to do so. The Feasibility Study, covering RIBA Stage 0 - 1, will encompass all of the land within the existing Hagshaw Energy Cluster plus consented proposals but assess and review opportunities to drive outdoor recreation and adventure tourism across the four Community Council areas of Coalburn, Douglas and Glespin, Lesmahagow and Rigside and Douglas Water. It will consider five Forestry and Land Scotland sites at Mainshill, Glenbuck and Lesmahagow, as well as Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands SPA, Muirkirk Uplands SSSI and Coalburn Moss SSSI and SAC, Douglas West Community Woodland, and Loudon Pond Nature Reserve, plus access between sites. It will map out and connect to existing recreational opportunities in the Douglas Valley including walking and cycling routes, agritourism, ecotourism, community centres and facilities (for example, Coalburn Miners Welfare and Douglas St. Bride's Community Centre), Coalburn Swimming Pool, Douglas Pump Track, MUGAs, football pitches and playspaces in each settlement. The Hagshaw Energy Cluster comprises of Hagshaw Hill, Hagshaw Hill Extension, Galawhistle, Nutberry, Douglas West, Dalquhandy and Cumberhead Windfarms. Consented windfarms are Hagshaw Hill Repowering (2023), Hare Craig (2028), Cumberhead West (2024) and Douglas West Extension (2024) and so phased proposals and appropriate draft timelines will be required. The Feasibility and Concept Design will set out the potential for low impact, community-led adventure tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities that support the development of sustainable local communities, the enhancement of health and well-being of residents, agritourism and ecotourism potential and associated employment opportunities in line with landowner, community, and stakeholder aspirations. It will: - Use an evidence-based approach to develop a spatial plan for new, low impact facilities, including a community-led Outdoor Recreation and Adventure hub - Set out a phased delivery map for the enhancement or creation of multi-use paths linking proposed developments and local communities - Develop a phased and strategic approach to community-led, low impact development and inward investment, including support to implement community benefit funding associated with the windfarms plus other national funds - Identify appropriate and proportionate enforcement strategies to deter illegal and antisocial use of the area in line with proposals - Set out the standards for nature based low impact outdoor recreation and access provision through new developments
Lot Information
Lot 1
SLC, on behalf of DVAG, wish to commission a suitably qualified consultant to undertake analysis which will inform a community-led Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism Feasibility Study for the Hagshaw Energy Cluster. It will aim to promote low impact outdoor recreation across the Cluster and beyond, while supporting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of communities and attracting visitors to the area, in line with the Scottish Government commitment to the creation of a wellbeing economy which secures sustainable, inclusive growth for everyone. The Feasibility Study will recognise that improved access to outdoor greenspace and participation in nature-based outdoor recreation and learning can help build social cohesion and promote active and healthy lifestyles, regardless of differing levels of physical or mental abilities. It will provide outline proposals and delivery methods for an Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Hub alongside a suite of outdoor recreation opportunities, and access improvement proposals. It will also seek to enhance local identity, outline facilities for local, regional and national visitors and map out potential employment and training opportunities. SLC will act as the Client, with support from the DVAG, Developer Group and Landowner Forum. There are five key elements to the Feasibility Study as laid out below, all of which will be undertaken alongside landowner, community, and stakeholder consultation from RIBA Stage 0 - 1. The contractor will undertake a phased and co-ordinated stakeholder engagement process with DVAG acting as the primary local community consultation body, leading to a broader community workshop stage prior to conclusion and final draft of the Feasibility Study. Each proposal will be subject to Equality Impact Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments, and any predicted negative equalities or ecological impacts of developments must be mitigated, and biodiversity enhancements delivered wherever possible, in line with each windfarm Habitat Management Plan. In addition, each proposed facility should include potential scale of development, training and employment opportunities, projected Gross Value Added, funding proposals and projected phased timescales. Business models and delivery methods will be considered for the development, management and sustainable maintenance of each proposal as follows: - An existing third sector organisation, Community Interest Company or Social Enterprise. Support should be identified that would enable the organisation to lead on a proposal - A partnership created specifically to lead on a proposal. Organisations and processes will be identified that would enable the partnership to lead on a proposal - A new community group, Community Interest Company or Social Enterprise is created to lead on a proposal. Support should be identified that would be required for the group to set up and enable the organisation to lead on a proposal - Sites are marketed to attract inward investment opportunities. Processes and platforms for doing so should be identified - Other options include do nothing The five key elements to the RIBA Stage 0 - 1 Feasibility Study are as follows, which should be drafted in accordance with HM Treasury Green Book: 1 - Scope local, regional, and national markets for low impact, outdoor, nature-based visitor attractions 2 - Detailed site and desktop analysis including appropriate surveys, to identify a site or sites for (a) Community-led Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Hub(s) 3 - Proposals for low impact, nature-based, Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism developments 4 - Proposed access improvements within the area, supporting proposed developments 5 - Scoping of staged capital and revenue costs alongside training and employment opportunities, projected Gross Value Added, funding proposals and projected timescales.. A comprehensive brief on the scope of services and intricacies for each relevant aspect of the commission. as well as relevant available existing information, will be provided as part of the tender documentation when this Quick Quote is officially published.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000739703
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485119
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73220000 - Development consultancy services
79314000 - Feasibility study
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Sep 2023Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- rachael.lyon@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1698454184
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAMILTON
- Postcode
- ML3 0AA
- Post Town
- Motherwell
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
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- Local Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hamilton North and East
- Westminster Constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485119
Douglas Valley Community-led Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism Feasibility and Concept Design - South Lanarkshire Council's (SLC) Community and Enterprise Resources, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Services, wishes to commission an Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Tourism Feasibility Study to RIBA Stage 1, in and around the Hagshaw Energy Cluster in South Lanarkshire via a Quick Quote procedure. The project has been requested by the community-led Douglas Valley Advisory Group (DVAG), to define a clear picture of how the area and its assets can be used to stimulate low impact, community-led outdoor recreation and adventure tourism developments and improvements, as well as the business models required to do so. The Feasibility Study, covering RIBA Stage 0 - 1, will encompass all of the land within the existing Hagshaw Energy Cluster plus consented proposals but assess and review opportunities to drive outdoor recreation and adventure tourism across the four Community Council areas of Coalburn, Douglas and Glespin, Lesmahagow and Rigside and Douglas Water. It will consider five Forestry and Land Scotland sites at Mainshill, Glenbuck and Lesmahagow, as well as Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands SPA, Muirkirk Uplands SSSI and Coalburn Moss SSSI and SAC, Douglas West Community Woodland, and Loudon Pond Nature Reserve, plus access between sites. It will map out and connect to existing recreational opportunities in the Douglas Valley including walking and cycling routes, agritourism, ecotourism, community centres and facilities (for example, Coalburn Miners Welfare and Douglas St. Bride's Community Centre), Coalburn Swimming Pool, Douglas Pump Track, MUGAs, football pitches and playspaces in each settlement. The Hagshaw Energy Cluster comprises of Hagshaw Hill, Hagshaw Hill Extension, Galawhistle, Nutberry, Douglas West, Dalquhandy and Cumberhead Windfarms. Consented windfarms are Hagshaw Hill Repowering (2023), Hare Craig (2028), Cumberhead West (2024) and Douglas West Extension (2024) and so phased proposals and appropriate draft timelines will be required. The Feasibility and Concept Design will set out the potential for low impact, community-led adventure tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities that support the development of sustainable local communities, the enhancement of health and well-being of residents, agritourism and ecotourism potential and associated employment opportunities in line with landowner, community, and stakeholder aspirations. It will: - Use an evidence-based approach to develop a spatial plan for new, low impact facilities, including a community-led Outdoor Recreation and Adventure hub - Set out a phased delivery map for the enhancement or creation of multi-use paths linking proposed developments and local communities - Develop a phased and strategic approach to community-led, low impact development and inward investment, including support to implement community benefit funding associated with the windfarms plus other national funds - Identify appropriate and proportionate enforcement strategies to deter illegal and antisocial use of the area in line with proposals - Set out the standards for nature based low impact outdoor recreation and access provision through new developments
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