CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Consultant to produce a Feasibility Study into Wildflower Seed Harvesting Operations within the Brec

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Description of the goods or services required

Brecon Beacons Local Nature Partnership (BBLNP), led by Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (BBNPA), would like to commission a Consultant to produce a Feasibility Study into Wildflower Seed Harvesting Operations within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Ideally the Consultant will have knowledge of Ecology, Wales and Seed Harvesting methods or will work in partnership with an expert who has this knowledge.

The BBLNP has funding to set up the foundations of a local seed receptor and donor network, in the form of a small-scale trial and will be delivered within one year. The wider strategy is to embed this into the workstreams of all LNP Partners within the National Park. As such increasing the number of landowners, communities and organisations which the project can engage and support, to expand the Park’s species-rich grassland network.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Overall we have a maximum budget of £5k for this work

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

The Consultant will have knowledge of Ecology, Wales and Seed Harvesting methods or will work in partnership with an expert who has this knowledge.

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

The Local Nature Partnership has recently received funding for a pilot wildflower seed harvesting project across the BBNPA area which includes purchasing equipment for future years and the production of a Feasibility Study. Various discussions and meetings have been held with landowners and NGOs across the area around the need and practicalities of seed harvesting and notes of all these meetings will be made available to the successful Consultant to include in the Study.

(WA Ref:123146)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice