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Published 13 Mar 2023, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bedgebury and High Lodge Bike Hire Concessions

Official notice

Authority: Forestry England

2 lotsServicesAward procedure with prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Published estimate£14,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2023awarded 27 Jun 2023
Awarded to Whyte Bikes (Demo Centres) Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Bedgebury and High Lodge Cycle Hire concession leases. The leases will be for a period of up to 10 years and includes a mutual break clause operable at the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft leases are available in the tender documents. The total value of the Bedgebury Cycle Hire lease opportunity will be in the region of £4m - £7m. The total value of the High Lodge Cycle Hire lease opportunity will be in the region of £2m - £7m.

  • Recurrence: January 2033

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£14,000,000 together)
Lot #1High Lodge Bike Hire ConcessionAwarded East of EnglandPublished value£7,000,000

Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the High Lodge Bike Hire concession lease. The lease will be for a period of up to 10 years and includes a mutual break clause operable at the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft lease is included in the tender documents. The total estimated turnover value of the High Lodge Bike Hire lease opportunity will be in the region of £2m - £7m. The lease will start 1st October 2023.

Delivery: East of England · Suffolk
Lot #2Bedgebury National Pinetum Bike Hire ConcessionAwarded South EastPublished value£7,000,000

Forestry England has an opportunity for the operation of the Bedgebury National Pinetum Bike Hire concession lease. The lease will be for a period of up to 10 years and includes a mutual break clause operable at the end of year 5 subject to 12 months’ prior notice. A full copy of the draft lease is included in the tender documents. The total estimated turnover value of the Bedgebury National Pinetum Bike Hire lease opportunity will be in the region of £4m - £7m. The lease will start 1st October 2023.

Delivery: South East · Kent

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · January 2033
First published
13 Mar 2023, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
31 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST
Authority reference
FEE/1014
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022176
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b25d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=794359758" target="_blank">https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=794359758</a> GO Reference: GO-2023731-PRO-23533269

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

17 Apr 2023 → 31 Jul 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    31 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £14,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 27 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · High Lodge Bike Hire Concession1 award
Whyte Bikes (Demo Centres) LtdSME£7,000,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Bedgebury National Pinetum Bike Hire Concession1 award
Whyte Bikes (Demo Centres) LtdSMEBedgebury Bike Hire Concession£7,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · High Lodge Bike Hire Concession2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Bedgebury National Pinetum Bike Hire Concession1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsForestry 620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria