Forestry Commission: Wyre Forest Wedding & Events Space Concession

UK-Bristol: Event 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
       620 Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7919540402, Email: arran.price@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Arran
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKG12
      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: Wyre Forest Wedding & Events Space Concession    
          Reference number: FCCN002248
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      79952000 - Event services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest from operators wishing to provide a wedding and events space in Wyre Forest, Kidderminster. Wyre forest near Bewdley, attracts in the region of 300,000 visits annually, there are a variety of waymarked walking, running and horse trails. Following consideration of the initial expressions of interest, Forestry England may wish to engage in further soft market testing with respondents. Therefore, at this stage the scope of the lease and lease duration is still subject to change based on feedback from the market. This prior information notice does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement or any subsequent decisions based on the output of the market sounding exercise. Forestry England reserves the right not to proceed to a formal procurement process. To confirm you interest in this opportunity, please email arran.price@forestryengland.uk          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,000,000 - 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.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKG12 - Worcestershire    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England is seeking expressions of interest from operators wishing to provide a wedding and events space in Wyre Forest, Kidderminster. Wyre forest near Bewdley, attracts in the region of 300,000 visits annually, there are a variety of waymarked walking, running and horse trails. Following consideration of the initial expressions of interest, Forestry England may wish to engage in further soft market testing with respondents. Therefore, at this stage the scope of the lease and lease duration is still subject to change based on feedback from the market. This prior information notice does not commit Forestry England to any future procurement or any subsequent decisions based on the output of the market sounding exercise. Forestry England reserves the right not to proceed to a formal procurement process. To confirm you interest in this opportunity, please email arran.price@forestryengland.uk    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         27/09/2024
      
      
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=884637237
GO-2024822-PRO-27471042 TKR-2024822-PRO-27471041        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 22/08/2024