Barrington Hill National Nature Reserve Drainage and site improvement works

Contract summary

Industry

• Construction work - 45000000

• Site preparation and clearance work - 45111200

• Drains construction work - 45232453

Show additional CPV codes for this notice

• Environmental improvement works - 45262640

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£30,386

Procurement reference

tender_145897/624751

Published date

9 October 2017

Closing date

28 July 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

21 March 2018

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The work involves a combination of ditch clearance and maintenance work, including installation of new associated drainage infrastructure. To enable the ditching work it will be necessary to undertake significant scrub clearance, hedge laying and fencing work alongside the ditching work.

The work ideally needs to be carried out when ground conditions are dry to avoid significant damage and disturbance, and we anticipate this is likely to be between 1st September - 31st October 2017 and contractors should plan and be prepared to complete works within this timescale. However, depending on site specific ground and weather conditions some flexibility may be required and on the advice of Natural England staff work may need to delayed and carried out between: October 31st 2017 - March 21st 2018.

Co-ordinated project management will be required to ensure the work is successfully completed on time because all elements of the work are inter-related and the project is very much dependent upon a staged, sequential approach. For instance scrub clearance and hedge laying will in most cases be required before a ditch can be cleared and finally fenced. Project management of all works will be undertaken by the contractor and the contractor should identify a Project Manager who will oversee works on the ground and liaise with Natural England staff for the duration of the project.

All access in and out of the reserve will need to be cleared with Natural England staff to check ground conditions are suitable and machinery movements across and within the reserve should be kept to an absolute minimum. Machinery movements should be restricted to field edges to minimise damage to the species rich grassland and no machinery should be driven across fields, or more than 2m away from the hedgerow boundary. Contractors should exercise caution and common sense and if significant ground disturbance or damage is occurring work should cease and Natural England staff should be contacted.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Barrington Hill National Nature Reserve Drainage and site improvement works

• Opportunity
• Published 21 June 2017

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Award information

Awarded date

23 August 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

21 March 2018

Total value of contract

£30,386

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Blackdown Environmental

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About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk