Forestry Commission: Bike Hire and Retail Concession - Kielder Forest

UK-Bristol: Recreational, cultural and sporting services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Forestry England (for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission)
       620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000674000, Email: sam.harris@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Sam Harris
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Bike Hire and Retail Concession - Kielder Forest    
          Reference number: FCCN1934
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      Forestry England are seeking an operator for a Bike Hire and Retail concession at Kielder Forest          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,500,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England intend to re-tender a concession opportunity to operate our established bike hire and retail centre in Kielder Village in Q2/Q3 2024, due to expiry of the current lease at the end of December 2024. Our expectation is that we will issue a lease for ten years. The Kielder Bike Hire centre is well positioned to attract and provide services to customers enjoying: •the iconic Lakeside Way multiuser trail around Kielder Water •the extensive network of mountain bike trails •an emerging gravel route network •the Reivers cycle route (cross border) •and road and touring cycling across Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The Kielder area benefits from a popular sports events programme and there is scope to develop a range of guided or coached experiences from this location. Prospective suppliers are invited to express an interest in this opportunity and have a initial conversation with our Northumberland Recreation Manager ahead of the tender documents being published this Spring/early summer.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Companies interested in expressing an interest in this tender opportunity and/or have an initial discussion about the opportunity should notify Sam Harris, Commercial Advisor at Sam.Harris@forestryengland.uk .    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         03/06/2024
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=836619253
GO-2024119-PRO-25007887 TKR-2024119-PRO-25007886        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 19/01/2024