Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wigan Council
Corporate Procurement Team, Wigan Council, Wigan Town Hall, Library Street,
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Contact
Mr. Mark Holden
Telephone
+44 1942486260
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=eb1629c0-8fad-eb11-810c-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=eb1629c0-8fad-eb11-810c-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Prior Information Notice (PIN) - Outdoor Education Properties
Reference number
DN538598
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Low Bank Ground and Hinning House Outdoor Education Centres have a long and successful history of delivering innovative, real, relevant, and exciting experiences to young people from Wigan. By using different activities as vehicles for learning, the focus has always been the development of the whole child. Visits to Centres often count as the most memorable in a young person’s school career, the trip to the Lake District providing for many their first trip away from home and a chance to see the world through different eyes.
Wigan Council are undertaking an options appraisal of the centres and as part of this options review and discussion by Wigan Council’s Cabinet we would like to undertake some soft market testing of what the market could potentially deliver or what interest there is in this opportunity. This advertisement is not limited to outdoor education specialists or to large companies we are interested to hear from all interested parties please.
Please note we are merely exploring possible opportunities at this stage.
If you are interested in a discussion about the possibilities for these sites please complete the proforma below and return via e-mail to: peppro@wigan.gov.uk by no later than 5:00pm, Friday 4th June 2021.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is simply a Prior Information Notice - the Contracting Authority is simply testing the market as to explore options for the sites in the Lake District, England.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End date
2 October 2031
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 June 2021
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 June 2021
Local time
5:00pm
Place
Wigan Town Hall.
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, Holborn,
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 1942486260
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Wigan Council
Corporate Contracts and Assets, Resources Directorate, Wigan Council, Wigan Town Hall Library Street,
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Telephone
+44 1942486260
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
This is a Prior information Notice to explore if the market can respond to this opportunity, No decision to commission anything has been made. Wigan Council are merely exploring options at present if organisations are interested please let us know?
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Wigan Council
Corporate Contracts and Assets, Resources Directorate, Wigan Council, Wigan Town Hall Library Street,
Wigan
WN1 IYN
Telephone
+44 1942486260
Country
United Kingdom