Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Lot No: 1

Contract No: itt_102691

Title: River Restoration

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

01/11/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: /concession: 16 000 000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

The awards were made in geographical lot areas as follows:-

Lot 1 – River Restoration

North West Wales: D W Jones Fencing and Groundwork, Owen Environmental, Gwyn Roberts Construction, S E Metcalfe

North East Wales: D W Jones Fencing and Groundwork, Owen Environmental, Gwyn Roberts Construction, S E Metcalfe

Upper-mid Wales: D W Jones Fencing and Groundwork, Owen Environmental, S E Metcalfe, A J Butler Contracting

Lower-mid Wales: Tregaron Trading Services Ltd, AJ Butler Contracting, JPL Groundworks and Civil Engineering Ltd, Spencer ECA, Derrick Jones & Son Ltd

South West Wales: Spencer ECA, Tregaron Trading Services Ltd, AJ Butler Contracting, Derrick Jones and Son Ltd, Salix River and Wetland, Thomas Brothers Group, Ecovigour, Paul’s Plant Hire

South Central Wales: Spencer ECA, Thomas Brothers Group, Ecovigour, Salix River and Wetland

South East Wales: Thomas Brothers Group, Ecovigour, Salix River and Wetland, JPL Groundworks and Civil Engineering Ltd

Lot 2 – INNS Control and Manual River Channel Maintenance

North West Wales: TWIG Woodland Management Ltd, Carpiog t/a Countryside Management, Ecological Land Management

North East Wales: Ecological Land Management Ltd

Upper-mid Wales: TWIG, Jimmy Hughes, Ecological Land Management, Wye and Usk Foundation

Lower-mid Wales: TWIG Woodland Management Ltd, Jimmy Hughes, Spencer ECA, Wye and Usk Foundation, Towy Countryside Services Ltd

South West Wales: Thomas Brothers, Tr33, Ecovigour, Spencer ECA, Towy Countryside Services Ltd

South Central Wales: Thomas Brothers, Tr33 Ltd, Ecovigour, Spencer ECA

South East Wales: Thomas Brothers, Tr33, Ecovigour, Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd, Wye and Usk Foundation

(WA Ref:146891)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/12/2024

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

VII.1.1) Main CPV code

45246200

VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

45246200

45342000

03450000

77310000

14212100

92534000

92530000

VII.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement will be for a River Restoration and INNS Control framework for all of Wales which will support delivery of various large scale projects including 4RiversforLIFE project, NRW’s River Restoration programme and ‘business as usual’ spend including fisheries and flood risk management operations. The projects will use long term nature-based solutions to improve the ecological quality of the Welsh rivers by improving accessibility for migratory fish, improving habitat structure and function, and improving water quality. This will be delivered by working with local communities, landowners and contractors. The forthcoming works are to be delivered across Wales to improve the conditions of rivers for multiple target species through multiple actions including:-

-Creation of riverside corridors with stock fencing and tree planting

-Introduction of gravel, boulders, woody debris, soft revetment

-Removal of small weirs or culverts

-Removal of hard bank revetment.

-Creation of log pile otter holts.

Land management improvement through the following interventions

-On-farm improvements to draining and pipework

-Installation of mains and natural water supply troughs

-Yard works including concrete work, hard-coring gateways, roof water guttering, grey water harvesting

This work will be sub-divided into 7 geographical lot areas as follows:

North West Wales

North East Wales

Upper-mid Wales

Lower-mid Wales

South West Wales

South Central Wales

South East Wales

See tender documents for more lotting information and area maps.

VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start: 01/11/2023

End: 31/10/2027

VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: 16 000 000.00 GBP

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.2) Information about modifications

VII.2.1) Description of the modifications

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 72(1)(a)

Framework rates revised in line with:

Iron & Steel index reduced from 205.8 to 198.2.

Timber index decrease -2.5%.

SPPI ‘other services’ increase 1.6%.

Addition of KPI on 'Works Start Date'.

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

Annual review of framework rates included within the original framework agreement measured against Iron & Steel Index, Timber index, and SPPI 'other services'.

Add an additional KPI to address performance issues relating to lack of communication on start date for works and keeping to it.

VII.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)

Value excluding VAT: 16 000 000.00 Currency: GBP

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: 16 000 000.00 Currency: GBP