Published date: 18 March 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: 6 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Footpath construction work - 45233161

  • Cycle path construction work - 45233162

Location of contract

GU29 9DH

Value of contract

£650,000 to £700,000

Procurement reference

IT-218-173-SD - 00000173

Published date

18 March 2022

Closing date

6 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 July 2022

Contract end date

30 September 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

South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) invites tenders for the construction of a traffic-free shared use path between Rise Farm (Iford Estate) and Rodmell in East Sussex. The purpose of the works is to provide a comfortable, direct and safe path for pedestrian and cycle activity. Egrets Way is Delivery Action AN3.1 within the SDNPA Cycling and Walking Strategy and was identified in the SDNPA Corporate Plan 2020-21. Phase 6 of Egrets Way, is approximately 4.1 kilometres in length between Rise Farm (Iford Estate) and Rodmell, and is an Access Team Priority for 2022/23 and identified within the emerging East Sussex Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). Egrets Way is a shared use path intended to provide safe, sustainable access between the towns of Lewes and Newhaven (approx. 6 miles / 10km), linking the villages of the Lower Ouse Valley. The greenfield route will also link to the broader access network including the South Downs Way National Trail and link the Sustrans National Cycle Network NCN2 with RCR90 (Brighton-Lewes-Eastbourne) cycle route and connect the port of Newhaven for long distance touring cyclists. Land surveys and ecological studies have been undertaken to inform path designs and stakeholder consultations have been undertaken with the Environment Agency, ESCC, Parish and private landowner negotiations. SDNPA has supported and been working with the Egrets Way Project (formerly Ouse Valley Cycle Network) and Sustrans (appointed consultants) for ten years or more and has delivered four phases to date, with Phase 5 partially complete.

More information

Links

Additional text

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Osborne

Address

North Street
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01730 819214

Email

rebecca.osborne@southdowns.gov.uk