Published date: 20 October 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 August 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £20,000

Procurement reference

NFC STA

Published date

20 October 2021

Closing date

6 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 August 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The National Forest Company (NFC) looking to engage consultancy to provide advisory visits and follow up consultancy support to National Forest landowners and operators looking to develop new sustainable tourism accommodation.

The offer of consultancy support will primarily target new entrants to the market who are looking to develop new or retrofit sustainable tourism accommodation in accordance with the design principles outlined in a new National Forest Sustainable Tourism Design Guide, which will be launched later this year. This will include woodland owners and landowners in the National Forest, plus individuals looking to establish new serviced and non-serviced tourist accommodation including bed & breakfast and self-catering.

The overall aim of the consultancy support programme is to support innovative ideas and new ventures at an early stage to help facilitate a pipeline of new sustainable tourism accommodation development that demonstrate the Design Guide principles and supports delivery of the National Forest 25-year Vision and the National Forest brand.

The objectives of the programme are:
• To broaden the offer and increase the supply of sustainable tourism accommodation within the National Forest which will meet demand identified through recent studies and unlock the potential supply identified through our engagement work.
• To support landowners to further develop their ideas and plans to develop new sustainable tourism accommodation, either through new construction, glamping, or renovation of redundant buildings.
• To promote the economic, social, and environmental benefits of the Design Guide to landowners, and support them to demonstrate the principles of the guide within their development plans.
• To work with landowners to strengthen their business plans and increase the viability of the development in preparation for submitting planning applications.

See brief for details of how to apply.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Sustainable Tourism Accommodation Development - Consultancy

  • Opportunity
  • Published 1 July 2021

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2021

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Total value of contract

£13,600

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

TOURISM SOLUTIONS LTD

Address

Deleanor House,High Street, Coleby
LINCOLN
Lincolnshire
LN5 0AG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04552599

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Drakeley

Address

Bath Yard
Moira
SWADLINCOTE
DE126BA
England

Telephone

01283 551211

Email

rdrakeley@nationalforest.org

Website

www.nationalforest.org