Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Welsh Government Offices Cathays Park , King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: jana.paulova@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Peatland Survey Framework 2025
Reference number: itt_114360
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is award of a framework for the supply of Peatland surveys. This requirement facilitates delivery of peatland restoration NRW work areas. The requirement comprises various surveys of forestry and peatlands and our requirements are broken down into four distinct topics:
Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration potential base on specification in Lot 1
Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land). Specification Lot 2
Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land). Specification Lot 3
Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice Lot 4
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90700000
09112200
79311000
90711400
71351900
71351920
90722000
45262640
71355000
77200000
77230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW also require other general survey works, e.g. peat depth surveys, GIS interpretation on the ground ( e.g. marking out of mapped interventions on the ground), and other wider surveys that inform the distribution and character of peatlands across Wales, that may or may not be on the WGWE. Below we detail the specifics of the most technical element of this work, which is the assessment of the WGWE.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71351900
71351920
90700000
79311000
90722000
45262640
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The programme (and NRW more widely) has a range of hydrological assessment and monitoring requirements for peatland and related terrestrial wetland ecosystems. This specification identifies and characterises the main categories of work required under this lot.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90700000
79311000
09112200
90722000
90711400
45262640
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of robust data for assessing the effectiveness of restoration techniques, thus enabling an adaptive approach to restoration
Data compatibility with the equivalent national monitoring programmes developed in Scotland and England
Provision of data to enable the development of a peatland restoration biodiversity metric, an element in NRWs proposals for expanding the National Peatland Action Programm
Provision of information to help calibrate activities data captured for sites lacking on-the-ground monitoring evidence by improving our understanding of restoration effect sizes the zone of surrounding peatland benefitting from rewetting a ditch or gulley
The evidence obtained will contribute to improving understanding of the recovery time of peatland vegetation and habitats following restoration and thus inform the development of evidence-based restoration trajectories
Provision of up-to-date condition data to support other key NRW reporting requirements, notably NRWs protected sites monitoring programme, SoNaRR (State of Natural Environment Reporting; NRW, 2022) and reporting on the status of Annex 1 habitats and species under the post-Brexit Habitats Regulations (Regulation 9a).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90700000
71354500
79311000
09112200
90722000
45262640
90711400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Natural Resources Wales is responsible for developing and implementing Wales’s first National Peatlands Action Programme (NPAP). The purpose of this programme is to restore peatland ecosystems across Wales, with a focus in the first five years of the programme on six priority action themes. The program has identified a need to undertake Water vole Arvicola amphibius surveys across a high proportion of its peatland restoration sites, both in terms of pre-restoration site assessments, preparing mitigation plans and license applications, and post restoration monitoring. This specification identifies and characterises the main categories of work required under this lot
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-006630
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED
Crud Yr Awel, Abergynolwyn
Tywyn
LL369UT
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pryor & Rickett Silviculture
10 Priory Hill
Brecon
LD39DH
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rigare Ltd
28 Grosvenor Road
Abergavenny
NP76AH
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MILESTONE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
372, 1 Wallingford
Wallingford
OX101GP
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED
Unit 8 Second Floor, Holmes Mill, Greenacre St
Clitheroe
BB71EB
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED
Crud Yr Awel, Abergynolwyn
Tywyn
LL369UT
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TACP (UK) LIMITED
4th Floor James William House, 9 Museum Place
Cardiff
CF103BD
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED
Unit 8 Second Floor, Holmes Mill, Greenacre St
Clitheroe
BB71EB
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:152622)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2025