Published date: 1 July 2021
This notice was replaced on 20 October 2021
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Awarded contract (published 20 October 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£25,000
Procurement reference
NFC STA
Published date
1 July 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
Attachments
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- Sust Accomm Tender Brief 30_06_2021.pdf
- Bidding documents
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- Annex 1 Programme Timeline.xlsx
- Bidding documents
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- Annex 2 Pricing Schedule.xlsx
- Bidding documents
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- terms and conditions.pdf
- Bidding documents
About the buyer
Contact name
Richard Drakeley
Address
Bath Yard
Moira
SWADLINCOTE
DE126BA
England
Telephone
01283 551211
Website
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