Published date: 19 July 2024

Last edited date: 25 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 26 September 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 26 September 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work for water projects - 45240000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£20,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

NEJH190724HCNNR

Published date

19 July 2024

Closing date

16 August 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

26 August 2024

Contract end date

25 October 2024

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

Natural England requires the following works to install a water supply for livestock at Hog Cliff NNR near Maiden Newton, Dorset.
1. Supply and installation of 5,000 litre header tank.
a. Header tank to be sited on levelled ground, with 4 inches of compacted type 2 stone and then 4 inches of concrete as base.
2. Supply and installation of 8 x 8ft 100 gallon concrete/galvanised steel livestock drinking water troughs.
a. Stop taps to be fitted on all water troughs
b. Troughs to be installed on level firm ground, using 2 concrete trough supports, with supports at either end to prevent (as far as possible) livestock moving the trough.
c. Stop tap and above ground pipework to trough to be protected from livestock and frost damage with suitable protection/casing.
3. Installation and supply of pipework
a. Provide suitable water linkage to current borehole pipework, including fitting of stop tap and water meter.
b. Approximately 668 metres of buried/trenched pipe supply to header tank.
c. Approximately 900 metres of buried/trenched pipe supply from header tank to troughs.
d. Approximately 375 metres of above ground pipework.
Pipework must be medium-density blue polyethylene (with a minimum external diameter of 25 mm). All joints must be made of brass or plastic and be watertight.
Trench to be dug to a minimum depth of 600mm, width 300mm. Trench to be backfilled.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to tom.sunderland@naturalengland.org.uk 5pm on 16/08/24.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to tom.sunderland@naturalengland.org.uk or will.weldon@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Sunderland

Address

Natural England, County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England

Email

tom.sunderland@naturalengland.org.uk