CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Japanese knotweed control - River Usk - Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The purpose of this project is to aid in the restoration of the special habitats of the River Usk SAC & SSSI through removal of the Japanese knotweed.

The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (BBNPA), Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) team have recorded locations of Japanese knotweed along the upper sections of the main River Usk and completed one year of herbicide control on an 11km stretch of the river in 2020.

This invitation to tender is for:

1 - Follow up herbicide treatment of Japanese knotweed on the 2020 treatment sites (approximately 43 sites, 11km of river both banks)

2 - Expand the herbicide control of Japanese knotweed upstream of the 2020 sprayed sites. (approximately 35 new sites, 11.5 km of river both banks)

3 - Expand the herbicide control of Japanese knotweed downstream of the 2020 sites. (9 new sites, 6 km of river, both banks)

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=111923.

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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.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

1 - Follow up herbicide treatment of Japanese knotweed on the 2020 treatment sites (approximately 43 sites, 11km of river both banks)

2 - Expand the herbicide control of Japanese knotweed upstream of the 2020 sprayed sites. (approximately 35 new sites, 11.5 km of river both banks)

3 - Expand the herbicide control of Japanese knotweed downstream of the 2020 sites. (9 new sites, 6 km of river, both banks)

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The successful contractor will have demonstrated and provided one or more examples to the selection panel that they have a strong, working understanding of and experience with controlling Japanese knotweed using herbicide control techniques.

The successful contractor will need to demonstrate they have sufficient capacity and flexibility to deliver the project within the agreed timeframe. The successful contractor will also be responsible for his/her own travel and subsistence, risk assessments and insurance. These elements should be evidenced in the submission.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:111923)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice