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Jeskyns Community Woodland Partnerships

Forestry Commission · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 02:21.

Opportunity overview

Forestry England have a future opportunity for new site partnerships to deliver activities and events at Jeskyns Community Woodland in the East England Forest District. The activity / event providers must deliver family leisure/wellbeing activities which add to our visitor experience onsite and increase stay duration. It is preferable for the activities to happen at peak visitor times (i.e., weekends and school holidays) and the events to occur seasonally. Forestry England are actively developing the facilities at the Jeskyns site in order to encourage additional visitor numbers and stay duration. This includes establishing additional toilet facilities and further car parking. Potential site activities/events could include an outdoor cinema or segway hire. There are a number of flat, accessible paths across the site which can be utilised in any proposed activity. It should also be noted that there is an existing storage container that may be used in the delivery of this requirement / there is space on site for an additional storage container if required. Forestry England are currently scoping our requirements to ensure that the future tender documentation and specification accurately reflects the offerings of the outdoor activities/events 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 Jeskyns Community Woodland: https://www.forestryengland.uk/jeskyns Jeskyns Community Woodland is located near Cobham, Kent, and is home to 360 acres of newly planted woodlands, meadows and orchards. With a good network of surfaced walking trails, children's play areas, café and even a dog activity trail, there is something for everyone to explore at any time of the year. Current facilities and activities include Jeskyns Cafe, disc golf, forest school, puppy and dog life skills courses, parkrun, and the Room on the Broom trail.

Classification

  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting 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
FCCN005133
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Further details have been provided under the Scope and Engagement sections, and a research RFX is now available at the following link: https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/eRFX-Public/ResearchOpportunities.aspx
Id
077168-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 01:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We invite companies from the market to register their interest in this future requirement and provide feedback on potential clarifications and the feasibility of our emerging plans. We also invite suppliers to provide suggestions on potential concessions that they believe would be a suitable fit for the Jeskyns Community Woodland site. Please register your interest by responding to the engagement questionnaire at the following link: https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/eRFX-Public/ResearchOpportunities.aspx by close of business Friday 11th September 2026. Any suggestions made in response to this notice and associated questionnaire will be for scoping purposes only and will not be considered binding.
Due
11 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077168-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Aug 2026, 11:43
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

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

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 059209-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 077168-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·