Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
E-mail: procurement@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
Other: Body Governed by Public Law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Land Hazards – Land Hazards – Maintenance, Repair & Inspection Framework 2025
Reference number: NRW57601
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
NRW are seeking a professional, competent and experienced contractors to carry out routine maintenance, civils works and inspections of hazard sites located on NRW Managed land and the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE) in South Wales. These hazard sites will include colliery tips, quarry tips, landslips, rock faces, historical quarries, fissures, mines, audits, reclamation colliery and opencast sites and other associated land hazards. All hazard sites are inspected and identifies required work which forms an annual programme of work.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Routine Maintenance
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90532000
45111220
77211500
45221220
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
UKL21
UKL18
UKL17
UKL1
UKL16
UKL15
Main site or place of performance:
South Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Routine maintenance of land hazard sites which will include culvert clearance, ditch clearance, vegetation management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
Civils Work
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45200000
45232453
45221220
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
UKL17
UKL18
UKL16
UKL15
UKL21
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
South Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Civils works which will include the construction and installation of drainage channels, culverts, culvert headwall maintance and replacement, french drains, installation of retaining structures including and not limited to gabion baskets, reinforced concrete walls, and land reprofiling and benching
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
Inspections
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71631000
71730000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
UKL15
UKL16
UKL21
UKL17
UKL18
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
South Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Adhoc inspections of land hazards for regular monitoring as and when required by NRW. i.e. Regular Inspections following the identification of an issue on a land hazard.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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 000-006815
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Routine Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 11
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
G.J. Price Contracting
Unit 10 Crown Avenue Ind Est, Dukestown
Tredegar
NP224EE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CWM AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
1 Aman Place, Cwmaman
Aberdare
CF446PE
UK
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Civils Work
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 12
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MCCARTHY CONTRACTORS (BRIDGEND) LIMITED
46a Village Farm Ind Est., Pyle
Bridgend
CF336NU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jim Davies Civil Engineering Ltd
Ty Gwyn, Banalog Terrace
Blackwood
NP120SG
UK
NUTS: UKL16
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Inspections
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GROUNDSOLVE LIMITED
Unit 1 Charter Court, Well House Barns Chester Road
Bretton
CH40DH
UK
NUTS: UKL23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EARTH SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
33 Cardiff Road, Taffs Well
Cardiff
CF157RB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:157887)
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
10/11/2025