Procurement

BRCD Contracts for Innovation Challenge 1

Newry Mourne & Down District Council

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-079177

Description

The tender opportunity (Tender 65/2026) will be published on Simply Do platform under the challenge titled: Predicting Demand. Managing Tomorrows Visitors, Today.

"How can local authorities anticipate and manage visitor demand and movement across key destinations, while understanding the factors driving these changes, so they can proactively mitigate potential impacts before they become a problem."

This challenge is focused on transforming how local authorities manage visitor destinations. Using Castlewellan Forest Park as a real-world test environment, the initiative addresses the growing pressures that large rural tourism destinations face from fluctuating visitor demand, which impacts local roads, parking, waste services, biodiversity, and infrastructure.

Historically, council management has relied on static measures and reactive interventions, such as annual visitor numbers or seasonal passes, which fail to provide real-time insights or predictive intelligence. The proposed project aims to transition local authority management from a fragmented, reactive approach to a connected, evidence-led, and predictive decision-making model.

Notices

UK4: Tender notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-106325
Published: 9 November 2026, 3:10pm

UK3: Planned procurement notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-104338
Published: 3 November 2026, 3:15pm

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