--- title: "Review of the effectiveness and financial sustainability of Visitor and Cycle Hire Centres" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY" published: "2023-10-24" --- # Review of the effectiveness and financial sustainability of Visitor and Cycle Hire Centres Buyer: PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31e4acaa-d784-4c91-aee9-268e54927cee.json) ## Summary The Peak District National Park Authority has issued a tender titled "Review of the effectiveness and financial sustainability of Visitor and Cycle Hire Centres" in the services category. The procurement stage is currently active, with a contract value of £15,000 in GBP. The tender involves evaluating consultancy services for assessing the effectiveness and financial sustainability of various visitor centres and cycle hire centres. The deadline for submitting tenders is 13th November 2023, with the contract period scheduled to start on 20th November 2023 and end on 31st March 2024. The procurement method is an open procedure below the threshold. This tender by the Peak District National Park Authority presents an opportunity for consultancy firms with expertise in evaluation services to participate. Businesses specialising in financial management, spatial assessment, and operational reviews can find this tender particularly suited to their expertise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to apply, given the suitability criteria specified by the contracting authority. Participation in this tender can lead to enhancing operational models and contributing towards achieving financial sustainability and public engagement goals as outlined by the National Park Management Plan. ## Notice The Authority is looking to engage a consultant to undertake a full review of the effectiveness and financial sustainability of its Visitor Centres and Cycle Hire Centres. You will assess the suitability of each location (geographically and spatially), consider any potential new or alternative locations, with the long-term intention that we are able to maintain a network of Visitor Centres, although what these look like, where they are, how they are structured/staffed and what they offer is all open for consideration. You will need to review the operations of each centre and the management of centres as a whole, consider how volunteers can be used, and assess ways of working to allow you to design an innovative future operating model and make recommendations for how each of our current or potential sites can best contribute towards achieving our aims of: * Becoming financially sustainable. * Most effectively engaging with the public to achieve the aims of the National Park Management Plan (NPMP). A full tender pack including details of the scope and outcomes of the works alongside a brief can be obtained once an expression of interest is received by emailing Catherine.johnson@peakdistrict.gov.uk and requesting the tender pack reference 'Commercial and Retail Consultant - Visitor Services' ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcfcc758-29cc-4219-bdab-83b32f906f40 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY | | Locality | BAKEWELL | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE45 1AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire | | Local authority | Derbyshire Dales | | Electoral ward | Bakewell | | Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 24 Oct 2023 at 15:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcfcc758-29cc-4219-bdab-83b32f906f40 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcfcc758-29cc-4219-bdab-83b32f906f40 24th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-after/about-us/open-government/tenders ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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