CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Commission of a management plan for Craig y Nos Country Park

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Description of the goods or services required

Dear Tenderer,

The contract is expected to commence at the 21st January 2022 to be completed by 31st March 2022 for the provision of a Management Plan for Craig y Nos Country Park. The final output, ‘the Management Plan’, will be in line with the objectives detailed in the National Park Management Plan ’21. It should, through plans and a supporting narrative, provide a clear and co-ordinated blueprint for the future development and management of the park. Further details are set out in the Brief for Invitation to Tender: Site Management Plan for Craig y Nos Country Park set out in the Appendix. The Invitation to Tender consists of the following documents:

Part 1 – Tendering Instructions

Part 2 – Conditions of Tender

Document 1 -Declaration and information to be provided by tenderer.

Part 3 – Terms and Conditions of Contract

Appendix - Brief for Invitation to Tender: Site Management Plan for Craig y Nos Country Park

Please check you have downloaded all documents from the Sell2Wales portal. https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Default.aspx

You are required to hold all information pertaining to this contract confidential and to limit the dissemination of information within your organisation on a need-to-know basis.

All responses must be received by noon (12:00 P.M.) on 11th January 2022

Further information including key dates are included in the Tendering Instructions

To maintain the integrity of the tender process, all correspondence and requests for clarification relating to the Tender must be submitted through Sell2Wales.

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Chapman.

Background

For further information about the National Park management plan, please see our website:

https://www.beacons-npa.gov.uk/the-authority/who-we-are/npmp/management-plan-review/

The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (Authority) wishes to commission a Management Plan for Craig y Nos Country Park. The final output, ‘the Management Plan’, will be in line with the objectives detailed in the National Park Management Plan ’21. It should, through plans and a supporting narrative, provide a clear and co-ordinated blueprint for the future development and management of the park. The collective Management Plan should use the following objectives as a foundation for all proposals.

1. The Country Park is managed to maximise its beauty, historic significance, and biodiversity, and to provide opportunity for physical & mental wellbeing for all.

2. The Park is as financially sustainable as possible; generating income which can be reinvested in the park, whilst fostering the wellbeing of the natural & historic environments of which it comprises.

3. Local communities and visitors from further afield take maximum pleasure and enjoyment from an improved visitor experience, providing opportunities for connection between people and place and maximising opportunities for engagement for all.

4. The Country Park is a hub for visitors from all spheres of society. It is the place where the work of the Brecon Beacons National Park can be showcased at the highest standard.

5. Craig y Nos Country Park serves as the hub of the Fforest Fawr Geopark and provides excellent educational and volunteering opportunities.

6. The wider environment & ecosystems within the Country Park are at the forefront of all decision making.

7. Sustainable transport / access options are maximised.

8. Green energy and decarbonisation are maximised, and zero carbon is aimed for.

Increasing visitor numbers per-se is not a required outcome for this work. Although an increase in visitor numbers is generally expected.

As well as an over-arching set of plans and supporting narrative, the management plan should also include an evaluation of the current condition of the park’s features and readily comparable options appraisals for the future location of new components. The Masterplan will be used as a basis for bidding for and implementing individual projects identified.

Further details are set out in the Brief for Invitation to Tender: Site Management Plan for Craig y Nos Country Park set out in the Appendix.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=116387.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:116387)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice