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# BRCD Contracts for Innovation Challenge 1

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brcd-contracts-for-innovation-challenge-1-ocds-h6vhtk-079177). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newry Mourne & Down District Council: "BRCD Contracts for Innovation Challenge 1". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Dec 2026, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.sign-in.service.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 45 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Newry Mourne & Down District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newry-mourne-down-district-council-ons-n09000010)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 December 2026 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Networks, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Sensors, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06, UKN08, UKN09, UKN0D, UKN0E, UKN0F
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brcd-contracts-for-innovation-challenge-1-ocds-h6vhtk-079177#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-079177`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** Belfast City Council
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brcd-contracts-for-innovation-challenge-1-ocds-h6vhtk-079177#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sign-in.service.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sign-in.service.gov.uk%2Fregister)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/brcd-contracts-for-innovation-challenge-1-ocds-h6vhtk-079177#participate

## Description
The tender opportunity will be published on Simply Do platform under the challenge titled: Predicting Demand. Managing Tomorrows Visitors, Today
“How can local authorities anticipate and manage visitor demand and movement across key destinations, while understanding the factors driving these changes, so they can proactively mitigate potential impacts before they become a problem.”
This challenge is focused on transforming how local authorities manage visitor destinations. Using Castlewellan Forest Park as a real-world test environment, the initiative addresses the growing pressures that large rural tourism destinations face from fluctuating visitor demand, which impacts local roads, parking, waste services, biodiversity, and infrastructure.
Historically, council management has relied on static measures and reactive interventions, such as annual visitor numbers or seasonal passes, which fail to provide real-time insights or predictive intelligence. The proposed project aims to transition local authority management from a fragmented, reactive approach to a connected, evidence-led, and predictive decision-making model.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32400000, 35125100, 48000000, 72000000, 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2026 to 17/12/2030

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F101655-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-27T15:11:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:58:42.980Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-079177