Published date: 23 February 2024

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: 18 March 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Solar installation - 09332000

  • Pumps and compressors - 42120000

Location of contract

CO7 0SB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2 Solar water pumps_Moverons Farm

Published date

23 February 2024

Closing date

18 March 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

30 November 2024

Contract type

Service contract

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?

Yes

Description

The RSPB has secured funding from the Natural England Species Recovery Project to carry out works to improve the habitats found at Moverons Farm.

Moverons Farm is a privately owned mixed arable and grassland farm, adjacent to the Colne Estuary, in Essex. Recently the farm has, funded by agri-environment schemes, reverted several fields from arable to grassland, this means there is an opportunity to create habitat for locally important ground nesting waders including lapwing and redshank. Lapwing and redshank depend on an interface of wet and terrestrial habitat, with higher water levels in the winter and spring drawing down through the spring months to expose wet mud that their chicks feed on. We propose to install 2 x solar water pumps to enable these ideal conditions to be created, even in drier years. These are funded by the Natural England species recovery project fund.

This project will help achieve suitable wet conditions to benefit breeding wading birds such as lapwing and redshank, and other wetland wildlife, reduce dependence on Diesel pumps to move water around and increase climate resilience.

This tender is for the supply of the Solar powered water pumps, there is a separate tender for the associated earthworks required to install the solar pumps.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Abel

Address

RSPB Old Hall Marshes, Old Hall Lane, Tolleshunt D'Arcy,
Maldon, Essex
CM9 8TP
England

Email

michelle.abel@rspb.org.uk