Prior Information Notice (PIN) - Outdoor Education Properties

Concepts

• education and training
• outdoor education properties
• wigan
• hinning house outdoor education centres
• low bank ground
• lake district
• different activities
• young people
• young person’s school career
• successful history

Location

Greater Manchester:

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

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. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **