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:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Removal of Trees from Moorland on Berwyn SSSI/SAC/SPA

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Removal of conifer trees from an area of moorland on the Berwyn (Liberty Hall). This area of moorland forms part of the Berwyn Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Berwyn Special Protection Area (SPA). Protected habitats within the proposed work area include European Dry Heath and Blanket Bog.

All conifers within the area known as Liberty Hall are to be felled.

Additionally, selected Rowan and Birch are also to be cleared in part of the area.

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=127773.

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.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Contract must be completed by 31st March 2023.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

82262-TFB

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:127773)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Partneriaeth Rhostir Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Moorland Partnership is a community interest company incorporated in March 2019 for the benefit of moorland and associated communities. The Partnership has been awarded a grant by the European Union via the Welsh Government's Sustainable Management Scheme for the collaborative project based in North Wales. The project runs until June 2023 and aims to build on current understanding to: • underpin and plan effective management techniques for the benefit of the species that depend on the moorland • increase the habitat’s resilience to changes in climate • develop understanding of natural capital and the ecosystem services provided.

The Partnership has been awarded a grant by the European Union via the Welsh Government's Sustainable Management Scheme for the collaborative project based in North Wales.

The project runs until June 2023 and aims to build on current understanding to:

• underpin and plan effective management techniques for the benefit of the species that depend on the moorland

• increase the habitat’s resilience to changes in climate

• develop understanding of natural capital and the ecosystem services provided.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice