Published date: 18 January 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Riverbank protection works - 45246200

  • Nature reserve services - 92533000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

tender_160117/645160

Published date

18 January 2018

Closing date

3 January 2018

Contract start date

16 January 2018

Contract end date

23 February 2018

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve, is managed by Natural England, and is of international importance for its wildlife as a Site of Special Scientific Importance (SSSI) and part of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Area (SPA).
The requirement is to set up and initiate a programme of scrub cutting from a series of internationally important reed bed habitats found at Shapwick Heath NNR. Due to the sensitive nature of the site and breeding bird interest it is critically important for the project to be completed within the suggested timeframe.
The works are required in the particular locations because the reed beds are being encroached by scrubby vegetation including but not exclusively limited to willow (various species), birch and alder. These woody species are effecting the quality of the reed bed habitat in question and reducing breeding opportunities for nationally important birds including bittern, marsh harrier and bearded tit. These works will provide a long term benefit to these and other reed bed species within the NNR.
The work is focused on the areas of '70 Acres' and 'Meare Heath' (see Appendix A) which are particularly important for the breeding birds, along with invertebrates and botanical assemblages.
In particular, this contract will involve carefully accessing the sensitive reed bed sites following a predetermined route and then completing the necessary works (described in the specification in more detail).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Reed bed scrub clearance

  • Opportunity
  • Published 30 November 2017

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

16 January 2018

Contract start date

16 January 2018

Contract end date

23 February 2018

Total value of contract

£50,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Alaska Ecological Contracting Limited

Address

Stokeford Farm, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6AN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Telephone

00

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk