Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
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.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
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
NRW is seeking to award a framework for the supply of 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.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
Additional information about electronic auction:
etenderwales
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:
2021/S 000-013195
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/03/2025
Local time: 13:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/03/2025
Local time: 13:00
Place:
electronically
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
in 2029
VI.3) Additional information
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING your tender submission – this is done via etenderwales not Sell2Wales.
1. Tenderers should register on the eTendering portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
2. Once registered, suppliers must express their interest as follows:
a. Login to the etendering portal.
b. Select ITT
c. Select ITT's Open to all suppliers
d. Access the listing relating to the contract ITT: Itt_114360 and view details in “Response form” tab section not the "attachment section"
e. Click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left hand side of the page.
3. Once you have expressed your interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download and where you can construct your reply as instructed.
4. For any support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 08003684852 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148273
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
non core community benefits
(WA Ref:148273)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
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
21/02/2025