Published date: 13 February 2019
Last edited date: 13 February 2019
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Awarded contract (published 27 March 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens - 03441000
Plants - 03451000
Fences - 34928200
Highway materials - 34929000
Road-construction materials - 44113000
Bridge - 44212100
Land rehabilitation work - 45112360
Landscaping work - 45112700
Landscaping work for parks - 45112711
Landscaping work for playgrounds - 45112723
Siteworks - 45113000
Ornamental and pleasure gardens maintenance services - 77311000
Location of contract
GL54
Value of contract
£74,000 to £104,000
Procurement reference
ERDF Wild Towns Access and Infrastructure
Published date
13 February 2019
Closing date
19 March 2019
Contract start date
8 April 2019
Contract end date
31 December 2020
Contract type
Works
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This contract is part of our ERDF Wild Towns Project (part funded through the European Regional development Fund), improving wildlife habitats and connectivity within 7 Gloucestershire towns. The infrastructure (paths, footbridges, fences, sensory garden and concrete removal) within this contract will play a crucial role in helping people to access these improved habitats. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust are the lead partner, with Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West, Severn Trent Water and Severn Rivers Trust as delivery partners.
The successful applicant will meet the following objectives in Gloucestershire:
Install an accessible riverside path in Fairford (April/June 2019), to the detailed brief in the link provided, pending a licence from Natural England.
Install three footpaths in Queen Victoria Gardens in Moreton in Marsh, in close collaboration with Moreton in Marsh Town Council.
Install one footpath at City Bank in Cirencester.
Create an ambitious people and wildlife-friendly sensory garden in Fairford's Walnut Tree Field.
Install one footbridge over the Cinderford Brook at Linear Park in Cinderford, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission.
Adapt and widen an existing footbridge at City Bank in Cirencester, in collaboration with Cirencester Town Council.
Install a 120m boundary fence along one side of the upper cemetery in Moreton in Marsh, including any necessary vegetation work outside the bird nesting season.
Suitable replacement fencing at Wharfdale Way playground and parking site in Stonehouse (40m and 125m).
Post and rail fencing along 30m of boardwalk at the Court View newt ponds in Stonehouse.
Concrete removal and disposal, landscaping (topsoil and turf) at Wharfdale Way parking site in Stonehouse, in close collaboration with Stroud District Council and sensitive to the outcomes of an ongoing public consultation.
8 natural-looking benches or carved seating logs installed in Stroud, Stonehouse, Fairford and Moreton-in-Marsh.
Ensure that temporary signage that meets ERDF branding guidelines is installed at each site for the duration of all works.
Full details, specifications, timetable and maps can be found on the full Invitation to Tender document at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j4ucl22bcqp0nvg/AACSZRm7hknYKX459qCATdyFa?dl=0
Please apply through the ITT document to be found at the address above, or contact the Project Manager if you have any problems accessing the files.
PLEASE NOTE: This contract is dependent upon signing of final ERDF Grant Funding Agreement.
More information
Attachments
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- Access and Infrastructure ITT 12.2.19.docx
- Tender notice
- ERDF Wild Towns Access and Infrastructure Invitation to Tender
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- Specification for Path along the River Coln Fairford - V 5.pdf
- Technical specifications
- Fairford path specification
Links
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- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j4ucl22bcqp0nvg/AACSZRm7hknYKX459qCATdyFa?dl=0
- Technical specifications
- Invitation to Tender and Fairford path design documents
Additional text
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This link will take you to the main ITT and also to 12 detailed design pdfs for the Fairford accessible path, which is the first piece of work to be undertaken within this contract.
Please not the Fairford path work would need to be carried out in April. The timescales in the pdf relate to preliminary work that is not part of this contract.
About the buyer
Contact name
Will Masefield
Address
Reservoir Road
GLOUCESTER
GL46SX
England
Telephone
01451 810853
will.masefield@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk
Website
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