BRCD Contracts for Innovation Challenge 1
- Buyer
- Newry Mourne & Down District Council
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Closes
- 11 December 2026
- Where
- Newry, Northern Ireland
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Newry Mourne & Down District Council wants a supplier to help it predict and manage visitor numbers and movements at busy destinations, starting with a test at Castlewellan Forest Park. The estimated value is £2,000,000, and the tender (Tender 65/2026) will be published on the Simply Do platform.
What the buyer wants
• Propose a solution that anticipates visitor demand and movement across key destinations and explains the factors driving those changes. • Deliver the solution using Castlewellan Forest Park as a real-world test site, addressing pressures on roads, parking, waste services, biodiversity and infrastructure. • Move the council from static, reactive measures (such as annual visitor numbers or seasonal passes) to real-time, evidence-led, predictive decision-making.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not list specific eligibility criteria, but its £2,000,000 value and focus on predictive, real-time innovation suggest that a small business would need proven technical, data and research capability to be considered.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
The notice doesn't name a website for bids. Ask the buyer how to apply, using the contact on the official notice.
Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at procurement@nmandd.org.
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