Published date: 28 March 2023

Last edited date: 28 March 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 April 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

BH19 3AQ

Value of contract

£15,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

Request for Proposals

Published date

28 March 2023

Closing date

14 April 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

24 April 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The contract is to remove and appropriately dispose of as many common carp and mirror carp as possible during 2023 from the ecologicially sensitive and highly designated Little Sea lake within the Studland Dune system, part of Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve.
Carp were illegally introduced to the lake around 15 years ago, prompting serious ecological degradation of a sensitive aquatic ecosystem. Work to remove the carp commenced in 2014 and is ongoing. Various methods have been trialled, with trammel netting found to be the most effective. All work requires strict biosecurity measures to be adopted, and close liaison with National Trust ecologists and site managers.
Funding has been secured through the Dynamic Dunescapes-DuneLIFE project for further carp removal in 2023. Full details of the background to the project and the work required are in the attached Request for Proposal; costed proposals should be sent to kurt.sparkes@nationaltrust.org.uk by 14th April 2023.

More information

Attachments

  • Little Sea carp removal RFP.pdf
  • Tender notice
  • Request for Proposal describing project background, required outcomes and suggested methodology for removing carp from Little Sea lake. Scoring matrix included.
    Standard contract template included as annex.

About the buyer

Contact name

David Brown

Address

Currendon Farm,
Swanage
BH19 3AA
England

Telephone

07768864954

Email

david.brown4@nationaltrust.org.uk