CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Peatland Restoration 2026-27: Trum y Sarn

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

RSPB Cymru is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver works on the RSPB Lake Vyrnwy estate as part of an extensive ongoing programme of peatland restoration. The contractor will be using excavators to raise water tables across blanket bog by blocking drainage ditches and gullies with peat, reprofiling peat hags and contour bunding.

Trum y Sarn (78ha) is northeast of the Lake Vyrnwy nature reserve which itself is in Gwynedd, just bordering Northern Powys at the southern end of the Berwyn. The land is managed by RSPB Cymru on a long-term leasehold from Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The site is extensively drained and the highly heather-dominated vegetation structure on deep peat indicates this. Works planned to block draining features will support aims to not merely to ensure that the habitat is in favourable condition and not emitting carbon, but to ensure it underpins a healthy and resilient peatland ecosystem. This resilience includes water provision and storage, resilience to stochastic events such as wildfire, in combination with its cultural and visual value and support for biodiverse ecosystems of wildlife.

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=167769.

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

Technique Feature length (m)

Gully blocking (peat dams) 2,367m

Hag reprofiling 1,000m

Ditch blocking (peat dams) 2,661m

Contour bunding (including estimated m of spurs) 2,393m

Estimated total contract machine days:118

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

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

The RSPB will be procuring other peatland restoration contracts on Sell2Wales for commencement September-March 2026-27. Notices will appear on Sell2Wales as soon as they are completed. A map will be attached indicating locations of other sites and estimated machine days.

(WA Ref:167769)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice