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title: "Delamere Forest Concession Opportunity"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0561e3"
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# Delamere Forest Concession Opportunity

Buyer: FORESTRY ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0561e3

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## Summary

Forestry England is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Delamere Forest Concession Opportunity", focusing on developing a future concession installation at Delamere Forest. This initiative is categorised under recreational, cultural, and sporting services. Located within the UKD6 region, Delamere Forest, the largest woodland in Cheshire, offers strategic opportunities to cater to its approximately 750,000 annual visitors. The current procurement stage involves market engagement, with interested parties invited to express their interest and provide feedback by 21st August 2025. The procurement type is a service concession with a substantial budget of £5.5 million gross, and the contract is anticipated to commence on 15th March 2026, concluding on 15th March 2036.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the recreational, hospitality, and tourism sectors, especially those providing services aligned with the outdoor and nature-oriented themes. Businesses specialising in innovative recreation services or attractions can position themselves to leverage the forest's existing infrastructure and high visitor traffic. By participating in the market engagement process, businesses can influence final tender specifics to align with market capabilities, potentially gaining a competitive edge. This presents a robust opportunity for businesses to expand into a high-profile, government-supported venture, with potential year-round demand and visibility.

## Notice

Forestry England have a potential future opportunity at Delamere Forest for the provision of a concession installation. Forestry England are currently researching potential commercial uses for the current bike hire building on site. We are seeking interest and feedback from the wider market as to potential appropriate activities/services that would be a cohesive fit with the forestry environment and our visitor profile at the Delamere site. Delamere Forest is the largest woodland in Cheshire, covering an area of 972 hectares. A mixture of woodland, internationally important meres and mosses, as well as Old Pale Heights - the highest point in the Cheshire Plain - and several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Delamere has excellent transport links and lies between the Manchester, Liverpool and Chester conurbations. Welcoming approximately 750,000 visitors each year, Delamere is a popular destination for outdoor activities like walking, running, cycling and horse riding. There are also a number of annual sports events, as well as Forestry England's annual music series, Forest Live. As one of Forestry England's flagship sites, the visitor facilities are centred around the state-of-the-art Visitor Centre, which was built in 2020. Facilities include a number of carparks, a cafe, education, Go Ape, waymarked trails and several long-distance Public Rights of Way that cut through the forest. There's also a Forest Holidays location within Delamere, consisting of 62 luxury cabins and a retreat. Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that any future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications and the feasibility of our emerging plans. We also invite suppliers to provide suggestions on potential concessions that they believe would be a suitable fit for the Delamere forest site. To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=964022069

### Planning Information

We invite companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications and the feasibility of our emerging plans. We also invite suppliers to provide suggestions on potential concessions that they believe would be a suitable fit for the Delamere forest site.
While we expect any new opportunity to be open during our peak visitor times (i.e., weekends and school holidays) any opportunity to attract new visitors or outside our peak times will be considered.
Please register your interest with commercial.services@forestryengland.uk by close of business Thursday 21st August 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041192-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2036 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,583,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY ENGLAND |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLD6 Cheshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2025 at 09:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041192-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041192-2025
  18th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=964022069
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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