Volunteer Centre of Excellence

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The Penllergare Trust, a pioneering independent charitable company established in 2000, is progressing an ambitious landscape restoration scheme at Penllergare Valley Woods, with support from the Heritage Lottery FundPenllergare Valley Woods (100 ha / 259 acres) is a major recreational, heritage and wildlife site; the largest area of green space in north Swansea with over 100,000 people living within a 10 minute drive.The Penllergare Trust has an ambitious vision to see the cultural landscape of Penllergare conserved for public benefit largely supported by local people. With a lease of 100+ years from a private owner the Trust has started to restore the nationally important romantic, picturesque designed landscape created by the Dilwyn Llewelyn family in the nineteenth century. The woods provide a superb location for people to relax, enjoy a range of leisure activities and a place to get outdoors and close up to nature.A volunteer / trainee centre of excellence consisting of a multi-use building to facilitate our 100 strong volunteer force and for rural community groups and partners. Including;•Training area conducive for learning volunteers feeling invested in and respected.•Meeting / training space•IT facilities for users•One to one spaceVolunteer management office space•Future proof facilitiesTHE DEADLINE FOR THE BUILD COMPLETION IS NOW OCTOBER 2021ALTHOUGH WE HAVE FULL PLANNING CONSENT FOR A PREVIOUS DESIGN ON THE SAME SITE, THIS CONTRACT REQUIRES THE TENDERER TO COMPLETE AND COMPLY WIth THE PLANNING PROCESS ON THE NEW DESIGN.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=107173.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.