Official UK procurement notice
Forestry England Treetop Walkway Experiences
Authority: Forestry England
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForestry 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 publishedLot #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.
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).
- 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b97Find a Tender
- 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- Submission deadline13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to unsuccessful24 Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria