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Background The market town councils of Dursley, Nailsworth, Stonehouse, Stroud, and Wotton-under-Edge want to promote tourism in each of the towns and their surrounding areas, all of which are located within Stroud District. To achieve this the market towns wish to procure consultants to create a range of content suitable for the visitor and tourism markets for each town. In conjunction with this, the local district council is re-engaging with tourism after a gap of some years and has appointed a new Tourism Officer. The Town Councils welcome the creation of this post and want to complement it by improving the tourism offer for each of their towns. Work should commence in time to capture the autumn/Christmas holiday markets. Aim The aim is to promote the individuality and unique offer of each market town. This should also recognise opportunities for thematic experiential offers across all the towns within the district, and their immediate surroundings. Visitors may be unaware of the range of things to see, do and experience, or the choice of facilities available. These visitors could be day or overnight/weekend visitors. The aim is to provide various forms of content and visitor information that emphasizes the distinctiveness of each town. Whilst distinct to each town, content should be engaging, similar in terms of tone, and be complementary across the towns within the district.

The Town Council wishes to procure a combined insurance policy (excluding motor covers), under a 5-year, long-term agreement. Cover is required for property and liability insurances, engineering inspections, money, fidelity guarantee, personal accident and legal expenses. A detailed schedule of the insurances required is attached. In view of the likely interest in this contract, it will not be possible to accommodate individual meetings or telephone conversations with bidders, but written queries may be submitted up to 15/4/2024 and answers to all queries will be added to the published tender documents.

The aims of this project are to: • replace and upgrade the existing play structures as pictured: • meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Documents to be submitted • Form of tender • Detailed quotation including o the total project cost of removal and disposal of existing equipment, o design (including illustration for assessment of play value), o installation, o resurfacing, o commissioning, o independent post-installation safety inspection. • An explanation of how materials and processes of installation will be environmentally sustainable. • An outline of expected timeline including a commitment to a completion date. • A summary of two similar projects that you have delivered successfully elsewhere with contact details for at least two referees. • Details for any subcontractors to be employed on the contract. • Confirmation that insurance for Public Liability is in place for all contractors working on the Contract with a minimum sum insured of £5,000,000. • Details of any warranties or guarantees provided. • Confirmation of compliance with BS EN 1176. • Copies of any test certificates that apply to the equipment. Any questions relating to the tender should be submitted by email to council@stroudtown.gov.uk by 4 October 2024. Please see attached specification for more information.