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

Brash Clearance Bryn Fawnog, RSPB Lake Vyrnwy

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Bryn Fawnog is a 60-hectare site, centred around grid reference SH 94016, leased to the RSPB by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). A former commercial forestry block planted on deep peat bordering the southern edge of the Berwyn Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the site is now undergoing a programme of "Forest to Bog" restoration. This initiative aims to restore the area to a native bog habitat, delivering multiple benefits for nature, climate, and water.

The final block of commercial timber (8.26ha) was felled and the logs removed from the site during the winter of 2025/26. We are now seeking a contractor to remove the remaining brash left in situ by the felling operations, which will facilitate further hydrological restoration of the peat body over the coming years. Bog habitats such as those found at Bryn Fawnog are highly delicate. As such, we are seeking a contractor with the specific skills, knowledge, and aptitude to deliver this contract in a manner that protects and supports the ongoing recovery of these special habitats.

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=166780.

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

Extracting and removing all forestry brash to roadside.

Assisting the RSPB in securing a direct sale of the brash to a third-party buyer.

To be delivered late August / early September 2026

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

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.

(WA Ref:166780)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice