CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Lowland Raised Bog Restoration Framework Contract.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Works are normally restricted to Northern England due to the location of Peatland. We specifically see the following locations: Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This framework contract has been created so that we have all the services required for peat bog restoration in 1 place and to also help streamline the contract award process. Specific Purchases under the stated framework lots will be made on an ad hoc basis as the opportunity arises over the next 4 years.

Purchases will cover Tree/Scrub Removal, Peat Restoration activities, Surveys, Analysis and Health and Safety Design/Supervision.

50 % or more of the expenditure committed via this framework will be made by Natural England, however, we expect the Ministry of Defence, the Forestry Commission, the Environment Agency and other members of the DEFRA family such as Core Defra, The Lake District National Park Authority, The North York Moors National Park Authority, The Northumberland National Park Authority, The Peak District National Park Authority and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will also use it for ad hoc Peat restoration on their sites.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

NCS_22468 - Lowland Raised Bog Framework

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

LIFE13NAT/UK/000443.

The Cumbrian Bogs LIFE+ project supported by EU LIFE+ funding, aims to deliver the restoration of previously unrestored areas of degraded lowland raised bog within 3 sites in Cumbria that account for 2 807 ha of the Natura network — Bolton Fell Moss SCI, South Solway Mosses SAC and Roudsea Wood and Mosses SAC. This will allow achievement of Favourable SAC conservation status with the expected 30 year period and provide an excellent demonstration of bog restoration techniques.

Contractors shall make no financial investment in the project and, therefore, shall not benefit from any intellectual property rights arising from the project. (This is additionally covered in our standard Terms and Conditions).

LIFE13NAT/UK/000451– Restoration of Humberhead Peatlands.

The Humberhead Levels are the UK’s largest lowland raised bog complex in the UK. They are designated under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives as part of the Natura 2000 network of sites. The 'Restoring Humberhead Peatlands: LIFE+ Project' (That's Life) aims to restore the bogs of Thorne Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Hatfield Moors SAC to allow the sites to achieve favourable SAC status; to increase the population of breeding Nightjars on the Thorne and Hatfield Moors Special Protection Area (SPA); and to work with local communities to increase awareness of the importance of these sites.

VI.2)

Additional Information

Please note that this OJEU Contract Award Notice is better set out for single contract awards. We are therefore using this additional information section to name the successful suppliers to each Lot.

Lot 1a: OpenSpace (Cumbria) Ltd, Flintshire Woodlands, OnTrack AGM Ltd.

Lot 1b: Flintshire Woodlands, Marsden AES Ltd.

Lot 1c: OpenSpace (Cumbria) Ltd, Environmental Land Management Solutions, Flintshire Woodlands.

Lot 1d: OpenSpace (Cumbria) Ltd, Flintshire Woodlands, UPM Tilhill.

Lot 1e: Environmental Land Management Solutions, Flintshire Woodlands, UPM Tilhill.

Lot 1f: Environmental Land Management Solutions, Flintshire Woodlands, UPM Tilhill.

Lot 2: OpenSpace (Cumbria) Ltd, Barker and Bland, Conservefor Ltd, Dinsdale Moorland Specialists Ltd, Terra Firma Environmental Ltd.

Lot 3: OpenSpace (Cumbria) Ltd, Barker and Bland, Micropropagation Services, Conservefor Ltd, Terra Firma Environmental Ltd.

Lot 4: Stuart Hedley, Haycock and Jay Associates Ltd, Rigby Jerram Ecological Consultants.

Lot 5: Atlantic Geomatics UK Ltd, RSK Environmental Ltd.

Lot 6: Aegis Services Ltd, Potter Raper Partnership.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice