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High Lodge Onsite Attractions

Forestry Commission · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 01:53.

Opportunity overview

Forestry England have a future concession requirement for up to 4 attraction providers at our High Lodge site in the East England Forest District. The attraction providers must deliver family leisure activities which add to our visitor experience onsite whilst encouraging physical activity and increasing customer stay duration. The attractions must occur at peak visitor times (i.e., weekends and school holidays) and appeal to families. Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the specification of requirements and future tender documentation accurately reflects the offerings of the outdoor attractions market. We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans. We also invite suppliers to provide suggestions on potential attractions that they believe would be a suitable fit with the High Lodge site: https://www.forestryengland.uk/high-lodge

Classification

  • CPV55900000 — Retail trade services
  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • CPV98330000 — Physical well-being services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FCCN004489
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
2 Apr 2027, 01:00
Ends
1 Apr 2032, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98330000
Description
Physical well-being services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We invite interested companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications on the feasibility of our emerging plans. We also invite suppliers to provide suggestions on potential attractions that they believe would be a suitable fit with the High Lodge site: https://www.forestryengland.uk/high-lodge
Due
1 Jun 2026, 00:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008460-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jan 2026, 13:10
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Forestry Commission
Id
GB-PPON-PLRM-7846-HGLG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLRM-7846-HGLG

Address

Street Address
620 Bristol Business Park
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16 1EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Emily Coffin
Telephone
0300 067 4000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS16 1EJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 008460-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·