Forestry and Land Scotland gauging market interest in visitor services at Glenmore site
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New commercial opportunities could be available at Glenmore Visitor Centre and other Forestry and Land Scotland hubs.
FLS is the single largest provider of outdoor recreation in Scotland, welcoming over 10 million visitors each year and generating around £110 million added value to the Scottish economy.
Rhiannon Naismith, FLS' Commercial Recreation Manager, said: “We manage a wide variety of sites - from the most rural settings to urban forests and parks – that offer a diverse range of experiences for our visitors.
"We have eight visitor centre hubs, which provide services and recreational offers to local communities and visitors and that form a gateway to the visitor sites in the surrounding locality.
“Several of our current visitor service and commercial agreements are coming to an end between 2022 and 2024 so there are opportunities for businesses to deliver catering and retail at these sites.
“We also have a number of other sites that have potential commercial opportunities so we are very keen to explore any other ideas and viable suggestions for new recreation or other income generating activities that might enhance the visitor experience on Scotland’s national forests and land.”
Anyone interested in registering their interest on the Public Contracts Scotland website which is free of charge
Other visitor centre sites include: Glentress by Peebles, The Lodge near Aberfoyle, Queen’s View by Pitlochry, Ae near Dumfries; Kirroughtree and Glentrool by Newton Stewart and Clatteringshaws near New Galloway.
Potential sites include but are not restricted to Tentsmuir near Leuchars; Roseisle near Burghead in Moray; Blairadam by Kelty); Tyrebagger near Aberdeen and East Loch Lomond at Sallochy and Rowardennan.
Depending on the chosen operating model for its key visitor centre sites, FLS will run a procurement exercise or advertise any commercial opportunities between April and June 2022.
