Published date: 7 April 2022

Last edited date: 12 April 2022

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: 29 April 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work for water projects - 45240000

Location of contract

DE15 9AW

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

02 TL012022

Published date

7 April 2022

Closing date

29 April 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

You are being invited to tender to carry out a river and floodplain restoration project which will involve river channel excavation work. The objective of this contract is to restore diversity to the geomorphology of the Trent and create wetland features in its floodplain on the Burton Washlands.

This project will re-naturalise two sections of the River Trent by reprofiling the river banks. This will create two gravel beach features on a shallow bank profile.

This project will also engineer a small offshoot channel to the River Trent by lowering the ground to encourage wet vegetated margins rather than nettles. Some of the spoil generated will be used to create a series of berms along the existing channel in order to encourage flow in the channel when the water volume is at summer levels.

Finally at six locations we are looking to carry out ground lowering in the floodplain to create ponds and scrapes and break open ditches to encourage water onto the surrounding area.

The end result will be a very significant increase in habitat diversity for a multitude of wildlife including fish, invertebrates and birds. UK Priority species which may benefit will include Lapwing, Snipe, Spined Loach, Atlantic Salmon, Grass Snake, Otter and bat species.

This work is funded by the Environment Agency and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Burton Washlands Wetland Enhancements

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 5 April 2022, last edited 7 April 2022

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Victoria Bunter

Address

The Wolseley Centre,Wolseley Bridge
STAFFORD
ST170WT
England

Telephone

07498 369993

Email

v.bunter@staffs-wildlife.org.uk