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title: "Jeskyns Community Woodland Partnerships"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06bbaa"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "FORESTRY COMMISSION"
published: "2026-06-24"
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# Jeskyns Community Woodland Partnerships

Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bbaa

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## Summary

The Forestry Commission, a sub-central government public authority, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for partnerships at Jeskyns Community Woodland, located near Cobham, Kent. This opportunity aims to deliver family leisure and wellbeing activities, enhancing visitor experiences by increasing the stay duration. The process, initiated on 24th June 2026, invites businesses to register interest and provide feedback by 24th July 2026. The initiative falls under the "Recreational, cultural and sporting services" category, with plans to commence activities from 1st April 2027 through to 31st March 2032. The preliminary market engagement is facilitated by Emily Coffin via commercial.services@forestryengland.uk.

This tender represents a promising growth opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in outdoor activities and events. The procurement involves a light-touch regime, ideal for businesses focusing on recreational activities suited for peak visitor times such as weekends and school holidays. Engaging in this tender allows companies to tap into the Eastern England forest district market by contributing innovative leisure solutions and seasonal events at Jeskyns Community Woodland, providing a converse platform for enhancing visitor engagement and experience. This landscape is primed for interactive, leisure-oriented businesses to expand their services within the public sector.

## Notice

Forestry England have a future opportunity for new site partnerships to deliver activities and events at Jeskyns Community Woodland in the East England Forest District. The activity / event providers must deliver family leisure/wellbeing activities which add to our visitor experience onsite and increase stay duration. It is preferable for the activities to happen at peak visitor times (i.e., weekends and school holidays) and the events to occur seasonally. Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the future tender documentation and specification accurately reflects the offerings of the outdoor activities/events market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans. We also invite suppliers to provide suggestions on potential attractions that they believe would be a suitable fit with the Jeskyns Community Woodland: https://www.forestryengland.uk/jeskyns Jeskyns Community Woodland is located near Cobham, Kent, and is home to 360 acres of newly planted woodlands, meadows and orchards. With a good network of surfaced walking trails, children's play areas, cafe and even a dog activity trail, there is something for everyone to explore at any time of the year. Current facilities and activities include Jeskyns Cafe, disc golf, forest school, puppy and dog life skills courses, parkrun, and the Room on the Broom trail.

### 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 Jeskyns Community Woodland site.
Please register your interest with commercial.services@forestryengland.uk by close of business Friday 24th July 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059209-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 COMMISSION |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2026 at 08:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059209-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059209-2026
  24th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.forestryengland.uk/jeskyns
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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