CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Cwlwm Seiriol Conservation Work with Volunteers

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Menter Mon, together with its partners, wish to appoint a suitable and qualified contractor to undertake a variety of conservation work, with volunteers, in three Local Nature Reserves and occasionally on other green spaces within the Seiriol area of Anglesey and along connecting footpaths.

The volunteer sessions will run on a weekly basis, every Tuesday between 10am – 4pm (however the day and time might change depending on the seasons / weather / number of volunteers etc). It is envisaged that sessions may not run during holiday periods such as Christmas, but extra sessions will instead be incorporated during the year, potentially during weekends. The working day will be from 9am – 5pm with the volunteers on site between 10am and 4pm.

Type of conservation work involved:

• Habitat management using traditional methods e.g. scything, coppicing

• Scrub control

• Woodland management – small scale tree felling and branch cutting

• Invasive Non-Native Species plant control e.g. Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia

• Pond restoration and ditch management

• Brush cutting

• Scarification and green seeding

• Heathland restoration and management

• Footpath maintenance e.g. stone pitching, boardwalk maintenance and repair

• Fencing

• Dry stone walling

• Woodland crafts and bushcraft

Training is an integral part of the volunteer conservation sessions and therefore provision of training in traditional skills and woodland crafts is an essential element to be delivered by the appointed contractor.

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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

The contract will run initially for a period of 8 months 10th January 2022 – 31st August 2022 (34 conservation/volunteering sessions). It is intended, subject to successful review and alignment with project requirements, that the contract is continued for a further 12 month period 1st September 2022 – 31st August 2023.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see attached document - Cwlwm Seiriol Conservation work with Volunteers

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

Additional information available in attached document.

(WA Ref:116313)

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