Find a TenderCancelled
Published 8 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Forestry England Treetop Walkway Experiences

Official notice

Authority: Forestry England

ServicesAward procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Published estimate£360,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Forestry England are seeking a single partner to fund, design, construct and operate a…Cancelled

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.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

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
How bids were scored
  • Proposed Design/Construction and Ongoing Maintenance
  • Financial Offer
  • Your Offer and Operation
  • Vision
  • Service and Customer Care
  • Inclusivity, Accessibility, Sustainability and Social Value
  • Marketing & Branding/Innovation/Partnerships
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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT
Authority reference
FCCN002385
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002476
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b97 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=919106605 GO Reference: GO-2025124-PRO-29216757

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

13 Sept 2024 → 24 Jan 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    24 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    24 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

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, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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