CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Peatland Partnership project Ecologist

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Description of the goods or services required

Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust is looking for a suitably experienced ecologist to carry out ecological, peat and hydrological surveys and use this information, along with existing data, to write peatland restoration and habitat management plans for an area of the Cambrian mountains totalling 1,073ha. Fieldwork to be completed by 31st October 2025. Draft plans to be produced by 20th November 2025. Final plans completed by 28th February 2026.

This is a Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust managed project, part of Wales Peatland Action, a response to the Climate and Nature emergencies funded through the National Peatland Action Programme and Natural Resources Wales, on behalf of Welsh Government.

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=154107.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

1,073ha of land. For each of the four areas within the project we need:

•Desk survey using BIS data of Protected & Priority Species, Invasive species INNS, Statutory & Non-statutory Sites and existing Phase 1 Habitat maps within 1km.

•Peat rapid assessment protocol surveys, recording peat condition and depth data, as well as DOMINS vegetation composition and quality. Evidence of all priority habitats and species likely to be impacted should also be recorded.

•Ecological Assessment Summary report detailing the desk and field survey results.

•Costed peatland restoration plan and habitat management plan.

•GIS data shared with MWT & raw biological records submitted to BIS.

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

MWT_NPAP_P25COM024_Ecologist

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

(WA Ref:154107)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice