Official UK procurement notice
Delamere Forest Business Opportunity
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Concession value (operator's revenue)£5,500,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 2 Feb 2026
Contract term 10 yrsends 31 Mar 2036 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is an opportunity for a business opportunity at the current bike hire building at the Delamere Forest site.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2035, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Initial submitted and evaluated. Up to 5 of the highest scoring bidders to be invited to verification Interview. Stage 2 - Verification Interviews with up to 5 highest scoring bidders. Stage 3 - Final moderation of scores and award Stage 4 - Post-tender negotiations with successful bidder and finalisation of Lease documents.
- No preliminary market engagement: A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (UK2) was published 18/07/2025 (OCID number: ocds-h6vhtk-0561e3). The purpose of the PMEN was to ascertain market interest and suggested concession usage of the current bike hire building.
CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Vision: 5%
- Business: 15%
- Fit-Out Design/Alterations: 5%
- Service and Customer Care: 15%
- Marketing: 10%
- Financial: 40%
- Sustainability and Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Vision
- Business
- Fit-Out Design/Alterations
- Service and Customer Care
- Marketing
- Sustainability and Social Value
- Financial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2035
- First published
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN003852- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084329- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f8feFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Initial submitted and evaluated. Up to 5 of the highest scoring bidders to be invited to verification Interview.
Stage 2 - Verification Interviews with up to 5 highest scoring bidders.
Stage 3 - Final moderation of scores and award
Stage 4 - Post-tender negotiations with successful bidder and finalisation of Lease documents.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published317 days ago18 Dec 2025, 12:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by285 days ago19 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline271 days ago2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published232 days ago13 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Award decision expected by228 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts213 days ago1 Apr 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 12:28 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published13 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 10:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 5 Mar 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender