Forestry Commission: Forestry England Treetop Walkway Experiences

UK-Bristol: Recreational, cultural and sporting services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name and addresses:
       Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission
       620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000674000, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

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
   II.1.1) Title: Forestry England Treetop Walkway Experiences    
   Reference number: FCCN002385

   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
          

   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES    
   
   II.1.4) Short description: Forestry England invite tender submissions for the introduction of Treetop Walkway Experiences at selected sites across England. We are seeking a single partner to fund, design, construct and operate world class, architecturally spectacular, high-quality exciting and iconic, fully accessible and inclusive treetop walkway experience concession at a limited number of sites across the nation's forests.

The annual estimated turnover of this concession opportunity is £3m per location.    
         
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 360,000,000       
      Currency : GBP       
      Method used for calculating the estimated value of the concession: Not Provided

   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

         
   

   

II.2) Lot Description    

   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    Not Provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance
      Region Codes:      
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   

   II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Forestry England are seeking a single partner to fund, design, construct and operate a new treetop walkway experience concession at selected Forestry England sites. We welcome prospective partners to bid for this opportunity, available at up to four sites across England. The annual estimated turnover of this concession opportunity is £3m per location. Forestry England will award lease agreements for each site (following the successful approval of satisfactory planning consent and prior to construction commencing), which will run for a maximum initial lease period of 20 years, and we may also grant an additional 10-year extension bring the maximum overall term to 30 years.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
               
      Concession is awarded on the basis of
         the criteria described below
         
            Criterion: Proposed Design/Construction and Ongoing Maintenance
            Criterion: Financial Offer
            Criterion: Your Offer and Operation
            Criterion: Vision
            Criterion: Service and Customer Care
            Criterion: Inclusivity, Accessibility, Sustainability and Social Value
            Criterion: Marketing & Branding/Innovation/Partnerships
            

   II.2.7) Duration of the concession
             Duration in months: 360                         
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : No       
               
   
   II.2.14) Additional information Not Provided             
         
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Form of procedure           Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice         
      

   
   
   IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure    
    Not Provided

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: 2024/S 000 - 020782

Section V: Award of concession
   
Award of concession : 1
      
Title:
A concession/lot is awarded: No    

V.1) Information on non-award:
   
      The concession/lot is not awarded
      
      No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
      


Section VI: Complementary Information    
   
VI.3) Additional information:    
    To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=919106605
GO-2025124-PRO-29216757 TKR-2025124-PRO-29216756       
VI.4) Procedures for review

   VI.4.1) Review body
       High Court
       London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
       Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals    
               
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
      Not Provided

   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:       
         Not Provided          
         
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
      Not Provided

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/01/2025