BRCD Contracts for Innovation Challenge 1

What the buyer is asking for

The tender opportunity 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.

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published3 days ago

   3 Nov 2026, 15:15 GMT
2. Submission deadlinein 35 days

   11 Dec 2026, 16:00 GMT
3. Award decision expected byin 42 days

   18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice27 Oct 2026, 15:11 GMT101655-2026
2. Notice published3 Nov 2026, 15:15 GMT104338-2026