- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration
- Lot 2. Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).
- Lot 3. Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land
- Lot 4. Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Welsh Government Offices Cathays Park , King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
jana.paulova@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3000653000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Peatland Survey Framework 2025
Reference number
itt_114360
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79311000 - Survey services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is award of a framework for the supply of Peatland surveys. This requirement facilitates delivery of peatland restoration NRW work areas. The requirement comprises various surveys of forestry and peatlands and our requirements are broken down into four distinct topics:
Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration potential base on specification in Lot 1
Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land). Specification Lot 2
Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land). Specification Lot 3
Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice Lot 4
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 09112200 - Peat
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
- 71351900 - Geology, oceanography and hydrology services
- 71351920 - Oceanography and hydrology services
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
- 77230000 - Services incidental to forestry
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW also require other general survey works, e.g. peat depth surveys, GIS interpretation on the ground ( e.g. marking out of mapped interventions on the ground), and other wider surveys that inform the distribution and character of peatlands across Wales, that may or may not be on the WGWE. Below we detail the specifics of the most technical element of this work, which is the assessment of the WGWE.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: technical criteria / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71351900 - Geology, oceanography and hydrology services
- 71351920 - Oceanography and hydrology services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The programme (and NRW more widely) has a range of hydrological assessment and monitoring requirements for peatland and related terrestrial wetland ecosystems. This specification identifies and characterises the main categories of work required under this lot.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical criteria / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 09112200 - Peat
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
- 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of robust data for assessing the effectiveness of restoration techniques, thus enabling an adaptive approach to restoration
Data compatibility with the equivalent national monitoring programmes developed in Scotland and England
Provision of data to enable the development of a peatland restoration biodiversity metric, an element in NRWs proposals for expanding the National Peatland Action Programm
Provision of information to help calibrate activities data captured for sites lacking on-the-ground monitoring evidence by improving our understanding of restoration effect sizes the zone of surrounding peatland benefitting from rewetting a ditch or gulley
The evidence obtained will contribute to improving understanding of the recovery time of peatland vegetation and habitats following restoration and thus inform the development of evidence-based restoration trajectories
Provision of up-to-date condition data to support other key NRW reporting requirements, notably NRWs protected sites monitoring programme, SoNaRR (State of Natural Environment Reporting; NRW, 2022) and reporting on the status of Annex 1 habitats and species under the post-Brexit Habitats Regulations (Regulation 9a).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical criteria / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 09112200 - Peat
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Natural Resources Wales is responsible for developing and implementing Wales’s first National Peatlands Action Programme (NPAP). The purpose of this programme is to restore peatland ecosystems across Wales, with a focus in the first five years of the programme on six priority action themes. The program has identified a need to undertake Water vole Arvicola amphibius surveys across a high proportion of its peatland restoration sites, both in terms of pre-restoration site assessments, preparing mitigation plans and license applications, and post restoration monitoring. This specification identifies and characterises the main categories of work required under this lot
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: technical criteria / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-006630
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED
Crud Yr Awel, Abergynolwyn
Tywyn
LL369UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pryor & Rickett Silviculture
10 Priory Hill
Brecon
LD39DH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rigare Ltd
28 Grosvenor Road
Abergavenny
NP76AH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MILESTONE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
372, 1 Wallingford
Wallingford
OX101GP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED
Unit 8 Second Floor, Holmes Mill, Greenacre St
Clitheroe
BB71EB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED
Crud Yr Awel, Abergynolwyn
Tywyn
LL369UT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
4
Title
Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TACP (UK) LIMITED
4th Floor James William House, 9 Museum Place
Cardiff
CF103BD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED
Unit 8 Second Floor, Holmes Mill, Greenacre St
Clitheroe
BB71EB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:152622)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom