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Contract Notice

Peatland Restoration at Bryn Fawnog, Lake Vyrnwy 2024-25

  • First published: 03 September 2024
  • Last modified: 03 September 2024

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-144212
Published by:
RSPB
Authority ID:
AA1076
Publication date:
03 September 2024
Deadline date:
25 September 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
Yes
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

RSPB Cymru is looking to appoint a contractor for forest-to-bog works at Bryn Fawnog, Lake Vyrnwy, as part of an extensive ongoing programme of peatland restoration. The contractor will be working to raise the water table on an area of former commercial conifer plantation which has been clear felled. Restoration methods will include stump augering, contour bunding and ground smoothing.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

WORKS

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


RSPB Cymru

Castlebridge 3, 5-19 Cowbridge Road East,

Cardiff

CF11 9AB

UK

Daniela Klein

+44 2920353000

daniela.klein@rspb.org.uk


http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained


RSPB Lake Vyrnwy

Peatland Restoration Team, Estates Office, Llanwddyn,

Oswestry

SY10 0LZ

UK

Claire Backshall

+44 1691870278

claire.backshall@rspb.org.uk

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:


RSPB Lake Vyrnwy

Peatland Restoration Team, Estates Office, Llanwddyn,

Oswestry

SY10 0LZ

UK

Daniela Klein

+44 1691870278

daniela.klein@rspb.org.uk

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Peatland Restoration at Bryn Fawnog, Lake Vyrnwy 2024-25

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

RSPB Cymru is looking to appoint a contractor for forest-to-bog works at Bryn Fawnog, Lake Vyrnwy, as part of an extensive ongoing programme of peatland restoration.

The contractor will be working to raise the water table on an area of former commercial conifer plantation which has been clear felled. Restoration methods will include stump augering, contour bunding and ground smoothing.

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=144212.

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

45000000 Construction work
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
1024 Powys

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Summary of work by restoration treatment:

1. Stump augering

Approximately 3,000 stumps across 11.78ha

2. Contour bunding and ground smoothing

3,350m bunding across 5.96ha

3. Ground-smoothing only

5.82ha

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

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
    25-09-2024  Time  17:00

Estimated award date
 29-09-2024

4.5

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

EN 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

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

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Bidders are strongly recommended to conduct a site visit to better inform their quote. There will be an opportunity for interested parties to visit the project site w/c 09 September 2024.

(WA Ref:144212)

5.2

Additional Documentation

2- invitationtotender_BrynFawnog

5.3

Publication date of this notice

 03-09-2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services Agriculture and Food
45000000 Construction work Construction and Real Estate

Delivery locations

ID Description
1024 Powys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
daniela.klein@rspb.org.uk
Admin contact:
claire.backshall@rspb.org.uk
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
daniela.klein@rspb.org.uk

Further information

Date Details
04/09/2024 17:19
Bidder Briefing Day - clarification of dates
Tender document states w/c 09.09.24: for clarification, the bidder briefing day will be held on Tuesday 10 September, 9.00am to around 3.00pm.

If you are unable to attend on this day but wish to book an alternative date, we will try to accommodate you.

Email claire.backshall@rspb.org.uk to book attendance or request an alternative date.

04/09/2024 17:23
Bidder Briefing Day - confirmation of date
Please accept our apologies for an error in the notification sent earlier this afternoon.

CORRECT DATE: the bidder briefing day for this contract will be held on Wednesday 11 September, 9.00am to around 2.00pm.

If you are unable to attend on this day but wish to book an alternative date, we will try to accommodate you.

Email claire.backshall@rspb.org.uk to book attendance or request an alternative date.
18/09/2024 11:43
Contractor additional information meeting 19/09/24 15:00-16:00
We will be hosting a 1hr meeting slot for anyone who either missed the bidder day or has any further questions. We will run through the contract Powerpoints as shown in the bidder day. For contracts "Peatland Restoration at Bryn Fawnog, Lake Vyrnwy 2024-25" and "Lake Vyrnwy Peatland Restoration 2024-25".

To join, use the link below:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGZiYTE0MzQtZTFkZS00YWI4LTg5MGEtNTZhN2ZjYTI1NTA5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229b98e0bc-ce7c-47f0-8a6a-8e8aed18af62%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d0d64b72-d6a0-422e-a614-5ebb5221be32%22%7d

Postbox

The awarding buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Tender Submission Postbox facility.

Submit your tender response electronically in a secure environment.

To create an electronic response please click the "Add to my interest list" button at the top of the page.

For more information on the Postbox Facility please refer to the user guide:

Q&A

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Additional Documents

The following additional documents have been attached to this notice. To obtain these documents please select the individual file names below.

Current documents

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Replaced documents

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