Scope
Reference
NE170625KSMSP
Description
Description of Works
Refer to: Request for Quotation - KSM Solar Pumps with supporting information from Natural England Specification of Requirements - KSM Solar Pumps
Increasing temperatures and extended periods of drought have impacted ditch water levels within the Kings Sedgemoor Raised Water Level Area (RWLA). Low water levels within the summer months are causing ditches to dry out and impact ditch species, increasing oxidisation rates of peat and carbon release from drying fields. Animal welfare issues also occur as dry ditches no-longer provide water or act as wet fences, so animals move between fields and get stuck in the ditch bottom. Ground water/ditch water levels of 10cm below mean field height throughout the year are ideal for a functioning RWLA.
The RSPB produced a report recommending the installation of Aqua Delta t400d2 solar pumps to re-wet the Kings Sedgemoor RWLA (see RWLA Solar Irrigation Final Report).
The successfully appointed contractor will:
• Procure and install 2x Aqua Delta t400d2 solar pumps with 12x solar panels sufficient to power the pumps at full capacity.
• Install associated infrastructure to protect the asset and provide suitable conditions for it to operate.
• Reinstate safe access for farm machinery through a redundant gateway over an earth bund.
All works detailed within the Specifications of Requirements shall be delivered by the appointed contractor unless specified otherwise.
Working Method will elaborate upon Natural England Specification of Requirements - KSM Solar Pumps
Location of works:
Kings Sedgemoor, off Beer Drove (adjacent to High Ham Rhyne), Aller, Somerset. TA10 0QX.
What3Words for the solar pump location:
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Total value (estimated)
- £25,000 excluding VAT
- £33,333 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 14 July 2025 to 31 October 2025
- 3 months, 18 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 42122130 - Water pumps
Participation
This procurement is reserved for
UK suppliers
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Tender submission deadline
7 July 2025, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) with supporting evidence from attachments: Natural England Specification of Requirements - KSM Solar Pumps, On Being fishfreindly of the 400d Solar Tube pump by Aqua Delta, RWLA Solar Irrigation Final Report, Reduced all_KSMAller_WLMPmaps_Jul10, Commercial Response Template - KSM Solar Pumps, and if required, Natural England H&S Contractor Competence.
Your response must be sent to philip.thorpe@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00pm on 07/07/25.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to philip.thorpe@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
No
Award criteria
see RfQ
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
Commercial response template - KSM Solar Pumps.docx
Natural England Specifications of Requirements - KSM Solar Pumps.docx
NE Standard Goods & Services Terms and Conditions - KSM Solar Pumps.docx
Contract Draft
On Being fishfreindly of the 400d Solar Tube pump by Aqua Delta.docx
Reduced all_KSMAller_WLMPmaps_Jul10.pdf
Request for Quotation - KSM Solar Pumps.docx
RfQ
RWLA Solar Irrigation Final Report.pdf
Contracting authority
Natural England
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDG-6588-XDMM
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government