Forestry Commission: Bedgebury and High Lodge Cycle Hire Concessions

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 England
       620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000673135, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      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:    
   Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Bedgebury and High Lodge Cycle Hire Concessions    
          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:    
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Bedgebury and High Lodge Cycle Hire concession leases. We anticipate that the leases will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published in late Summer / early Autumn 2022. The total value of the Bedgebury Cycle Hire lease opportunity will be in the region of £5m - £7m. The total value of the High Lodge Cycle Hire lease opportunity will be in the region of £2m.

Please register your interest with the Forestry England point of contact to receive updates on this future tender opportunity. Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the needs of the two sites will be met, and that the specification of requirements and tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the market. We invite interested companies from the market to provide feedback and potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 9,000,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Bedgebury Cycle Hire Concession
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      34430000 - Bicycles.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the Bedgebury Cycle Hire concession lease. We anticipate that this lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Summer / early Autumn 2022. The total value of this lease opportunity will be in the region of £5m - £7m. The lease will start 1st April 2023.    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 2    
   II.2.1) Title: High Lodge Cycle Hire Concession
         Lot Number: 2          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Forestry England has a future opportunity for the operation of the High Lodge Cycle Hire concession lease. We anticipate that this lease will be for a period of up to 10 years. A full copy of the draft lease will be available in the tender documents to be published late Summer / early Autumn 2022. The total value of this lease opportunity will be in the region of £2m. The lease will start 1st July 2023.    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         15/09/2022
      
      
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) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 26/07/2022