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title: "'World Garden' Benmore Future Consultancy"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000719546"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH"
published: "2023-02-07"
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# 'World Garden' Benmore Future Consultancy

Buyer: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000719546

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## Summary

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the 'World Garden' Benmore Future Consultancy to Fourth Street. The procurement method used was an open procedure for services, and the contract has been signed on 7th February 2023. The consultancy covers a detailed market appraisal of tourism in the area, including the visitor offer at Benmore Garden, aiming to develop a strategy for site development and tourism proposition evaluation.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses, particularly consultancy firms specialising in tourism analysis and site development, to engage with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The competitive bidding process attracted two small and medium-sized enterprises, showcasing opportunities for both local and international market analysis. Interested businesses should note the completion deadline of 20th March 2023 and ensure alignment with the specific needs outlined in the tender for a successful bid.

## Notice

To undertake a market appraisal of tourism in the local area, an analysis of the current visitor offer at Benmore Garden, and provide recommendations for the scale and ambition of site development. This will be a detailed consultation, involving staff training and engagement, developing a strategy to evaluate the tourism proposition at Benmore Botanic Garden and assess the potential for strengthening this offer, to increase the wider economic benefits of the site. The outcome of this piece of work will be a strategy that will enable RBGE to make an informed decision about the possible development of a 'World Garden' at Benmore Botanic Garden to appeal to Argyllshire residents, helping to promote the Wellbeing Economy, as well as the tourism appeal to the domestic market and potential international visitors. The consultation will provide insights into the unique market characteristics of the area and ensure that Benmore Botanic Garden will be more assured of success as it makes recommendations for business development and a new phase of ambitious growth. It will also explore the potential of a new marketable 'southwestern gateway' to the Cowal Peninsula and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Benmore Botanic Garden Market Analysis and Options Appraisal To undertake a market appraisal of tourism in the local area, an analysis of the current visitor offer at Benmore Garden, and provide recommendations for the scale and ambition of site development. This will be a detailed consultation, involving staff training and engagement, developing a strategy to evaluate the tourism proposition at Benmore Botanic Garden and assess the potential for strengthening this offer, to increase the wider economic benefits of the site. The outcome of this piece of work will be a strategy that will enable RBGE to make an informed decision about the possible development of a 'World Garden' at Benmore Botanic Garden to appeal to Argyllshire residents, helping to promote the Wellbeing Economy, as well as the tourism appeal to the domestic market and potential international visitors. By the end of the contract, contractors should provide RBGE with: Audience research and mosaic profiling to provide an informed view of demographic data for the area A costed plan for a walled garden feature, including a visitor experience analysis for the garden and a space plan for how the walled garden feature will work Taking into consideration the impact of Covid on the tourist market Establishing opportunities for developing tourist offering at Benmore Gardens, both locally, nationally and internationally, including the cruise ship market via Greenock and Dunoon Project must be completed by 20th March 2023

Renewal: 12 Months. Subject to RBGE operational need and funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470545 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 5LR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FOURTH STREET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470545
- 18 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468934

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN468934&idx=3
  25th January 2023 - Response to question posted on 23/01/2023
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN468934&idx=1
  18th January 2023 - RBGE-2022-107 Benmore World Garden ITT Final
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN468934&idx=2
  18th January 2023 - RBGE 2022 107 Benmore World Garden Price Final
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468934
  'World Garden' Benmore Future Consultancy - To undertake a market appraisal of tourism in the local area, an analysis of the current visitor offer at Benmore Garden, and provide recommendations for the scale and ambition of site development. This will be a detailed consultation, involving staff training and engagement, developing a strategy to evaluate the tourism proposition at Benmore Botanic Garden and assess the potential for strengthening this offer, to increase the wider economic benefits of the site. The outcome of this piece of work will be a strategy that will enable RBGE to make an informed decision about the possible development of a 'World Garden' at Benmore Botanic Garden to appeal to Argyllshire residents, helping to promote the Wellbeing Economy, as well as the tourism appeal to the domestic market and potential international visitors. The consultation will provide insights into the unique market characteristics of the area and ensure that Benmore Botanic Garden will be more assured of success as it makes recommendations for business development and a new phase of ambitious growth. It will also explore the potential of a new marketable 'southwestern gateway' to the Cowal Peninsula and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB470545
  'World Garden' Benmore Future Consultancy - To undertake a market appraisal of tourism in the local area, an analysis of the current visitor offer at Benmore Garden, and provide recommendations for the scale and ambition of site development. This will be a detailed consultation, involving staff training and engagement, developing a strategy to evaluate the tourism proposition at Benmore Botanic Garden and assess the potential for strengthening this offer, to increase the wider economic benefits of the site. The outcome of this piece of work will be a strategy that will enable RBGE to make an informed decision about the possible development of a 'World Garden' at Benmore Botanic Garden to appeal to Argyllshire residents, helping to promote the Wellbeing Economy, as well as the tourism appeal to the domestic market and potential international visitors. The consultation will provide insights into the unique market characteristics of the area and ensure that Benmore Botanic Garden will be more assured of success as it makes recommendations for business development and a new phase of ambitious growth. It will also explore the potential of a new marketable 'southwestern gateway' to the Cowal Peninsula and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.rbge.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719546

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