Official UK procurement notice
Westonbirt Arboretum - Traffic Management and Admissions Support
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry England is tendering for services to Westonbirt Arboretum for Traffic Management and Admissions Support.
Westonbirt Arboretum, based in Tetbury Gloucestershire, is the National Arboretum and hosts multiple events across the calendar year, including Forest Live and Enchanted Christmas.
The successful bidder will be expected to deliver all services detailed within the Specification document, while maintaining Forestry England's brand and reputation with it's visitors.
A bidder briefing is available to all interested parties to discuss the requirements of the tender and the tender process, as well as Site Visits for bidders to come and see the site and understand more about the requirements.
- Recurrence: May 2026
CPV: Event services · Traffic control services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1We will be awarding a contract for the provision of traffic management and admissions…RenewalPublished value£550,000
We will be awarding a contract for the provision of traffic management and admissions support at Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QS.
Our intention is to award this contract for a period of three years. There will be an option to extend the contract by up to two further years (3+1+1). Break points are also available within the contract at the end of each 12-month period, at which time we will decide whether the contract agreement will continue.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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 · May 2026
- First published
- 18 May 2021, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 18 May 2021, 16:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
FEE/0851- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010992- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b261Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Traffic-control-services./22267238YY To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/22267238YY GO Reference: GO-2021518-PRO-18258959
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 May 2021 → 18 Jun 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published18 May 2021, 16:24 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria