Forestry Commission: Request for Information – Market Interest for Business Opportunities at Delamere Forest

UK-Bristol: Recreational, cultural and sporting services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Forestry Commission
       620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Email: Procurement.England@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
       Contact: Procurement England
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission/about/procurement
       NUTS Code: UKK11
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   Environment

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Request for Information – Market Interest for Business Opportunities at Delamere Forest    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The Forestry Commission is conducting market engagement to seek information from interested parties. The Delamere Forest is currently undergoing redevelopment and we are looking for proposals from the market to understand the range of business opportunities available that could be based on site. Any information received may or may not inform or help support the development of a specification for a possible future tender.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value: Not Provided
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      55330000 - Cafeteria services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKD6 - Cheshire    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Delamere Forest, at 972 hectares, is the largest wooded area in Cheshire. The forest currently attracts around 750,000 visits per year, making it one of the most popular Forestry Commission recreation sites in the UK.

We now have planning permission to redevelop Delamere Forest’s visitor hub and are looking for business proposals for the development including but not limited to:
- Café
- Activity/Cycle Offer
- Re-development of current Forest Enterprise offices

Interested parties must email Procurement.England@forestry.gsi.gov.uk to obtain full details of how to respond to this request for information.

Please note, the Forestry Commission intends to use the information gathered to inform the proposed specification and procurement and may engage in further discussions with respondents. Participating in this market engagement exercise will not guarantee short-listing, and the Forestry Commission reserves the right not to proceed with any subsequent tender process.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The closing date for submission of any proposals is the 1st November 2018.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         01/01/2019
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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GO-2018105-PRO-13322197 TKR-2018105-PRO-13322196        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/10/2018