Digital Storyboards and Wildlife Engagement Network

Description

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority is seeking suitably experienced suppliers to design, supply, install, configure and commission an innovative pilot network of interactive digital storyboards at the National Park Visitor Centre. The project will provide two commercial-grade interactive touchscreen displays, operating as a centrally managed network, to improve the way visitors access information and engage with the National Park, its landscapes, wildlife, conservation work and opportunities for responsible recreation. The screens will provide an accessible and engaging digital gateway to a broad range of bilingual Welsh and English visitor information. Each screen will have a primary function appropriate to its location while providing access to a common content structure across the network. The intended content includes: current visitor information, weather, route and safety information; wildfire prevention and risk messaging; responsible access and countryside behaviour; litter, fly-tipping and responsible waste messaging; events, facilities, routes and places to explore; nature recovery and conservation projects; local landscape, heritage and visitor information; live, delayed or recorded wildlife camera feeds; wildlife sightings and seasonal wildlife information; and opportunities for visitors to participate in wildlife recording and citizen-science activity. The project is intended to create more than a conventional digital noticeboard. The Authority wants the screens to provide an intuitive and engaging visitor experience, allowing visitors to see important headline information immediately before choosing to explore further through a clearly structured touchscreen interface. This reflects the original project vision of helping visitors understand the National Park, explore it more safely, behave responsibly, connect with wildlife and landscape, participate in conservation and appreciate the work undertaken by the Authority, volunteers and partners. A significant element of the project will be the development of a Wildlife Watch and citizen-science function. The solution should be capable of displaying live or recorded wildlife content and supporting controlled visitor recording of wildlife sightings. Appropriate safeguards will be required around moderation, privacy and sensitive species information. The tender specification specifically requires moderated wildlife-recording functionality, privacy controls and protection against displaying precise locations of sensitive species. The successful supplier will be expected to provide an appropriate central content-management system (CMS) enabling authorised Authority staff to manage and publish content to individual screens or across the network. The system will need to support bilingual operation and a range of content including images, video, maps, QR codes and live or recorded streams. It will also need arrangements for offline or cached content and suitable fallback content where live feeds or connectivity are temporarily unavailable. The requirement includes the supply of suitable commercial-grade touchscreen hardware and secure mounting arrangements, together with installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, staff training and supporting documentation. The supplier will also be expected to provide appropriate warranty and technical support arrangements and clearly identify ongoing licences, subscriptions and renewal costs. Accessibility and bilingual provision are fundamental requirements of the project. The proposed solution should provide an inclusive visitor experience and give appropriate and equal consideration to Welsh and English language content. The project represents an initial two-screen pilot, with the intention of establishing a flexible, manageable and engaging approach to digital visitor interpretation that brings together practical visitor information, environmental education, responsible behaviour messaging, wildlife

Key facts

Reference

OCT671099

Procedure

Single stage

Category

SUPPLIES