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

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

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Title

2023 Keepers Pond- Crayfish survey and Control Options Study

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Description of the goods or services required

Keeper’s Pond is a waterbody, recently designated as a reservoir, of 1.48 hectares situated near the town of Blaenavon within the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park.

Purpose of this contract

1. To provide a robust and definitive answer to the question of which species of Crayfish are present in Keeper’s Pond, its inlets, and outlet and the smaller ponds to the south and west of the carpark through surveys.

2. To review whether the population of American signal crayfish present, poses a risk to nearby White clawed crayfish populations.

3. To present costed options for potential American signal crayfish control, in order to prevent their spread particularly protecting any White clawed crayfish populations nearby.

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=132387.

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.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

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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 of working with crayfish.

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.

Evidence of relevant NRW Class licence(s) to survey for crayfish will be part of the tender submission

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

N/a

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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:132387)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice