Scope
Description
The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) invites contractors to submit a tender for the following work
Anglers Crag (Lot 1, estimated value £18,000)
The works will include:
Sourcing and flying appropriate stone
Pitching / better defining the approach for the first section of bedrock
Robust repair to section of revetment wall
Landscaping of side route associated with first section of bedrock
Landscaping section of side route associated with second section of bedrock
Landscaping to remove third side route (if approaching from head of the lake)
Intersect between Loft Beck and Moses Trod (Lot 2, estimated value £5,000, including the price of a provision sum of £1,000 for installation of a replacement gate)
The works will be undertaken by hand, and will include:
Landscaping to reduce to one line through collapse and grade in of banks
Addressing drainage issues, addressing flow of small beck and improve drainage from above
Removal of cairn
Installation of a replacement gate (tbc). A provisional sum of £1,000 has been allocated in the pricing table. Please use this provisional sum for the purpose of tender submission
Approach to Fleetwith Tramway (Lot 3, estimated value £40,000)
The works will include:
Defining/Improving the definitive line (footpath) that joins Fleetwith Tramway (with machine)
Eradicating the line of the "corner cut" and undertaking practical work to reduce its attractiveness
Re-profiling 1,000sqm of peat hags
Total value (estimated)
- £63,000 excluding VAT
- £75,600 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 September 2025 to 27 February 2026
- 5 months, 13 days
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45233253 - Surface work for footpaths
Contract locations
- UKD - North West (England)
Lot 1. Lot 1_Anglers Crag
Description
The works will include:
Sourcing and flying appropriate stone
Pitching / better defining the approach for the first section of bedrock
Robust repair to section of revetment wall
Landscaping of side route associated with first section of bedrock
Landscaping section of side route associated with second section of bedrock
Landscaping to remove third side route (if approaching from head of the lake)
Lot value (estimated)
- £18,000 excluding VAT
- £21,600 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Intersect between Loft Beck and Moses Trod
Description
The works will be undertaken by hand, and will include:
Landscaping to reduce to one line through collapse and grade in of banks
Addressing drainage issues, addressing flow of small beck and improve drainage from above
Removal of cairn
Installation of a replacement gate (tbc). A provisional sum of £1,000 has been allocated in the pricing table. Please use this provisional sum for the purpose of tender submission
Lot value (estimated)
- £5,000 excluding VAT
- £6,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Approach to Fleetwith Tramway
Description
The works will include:
Defining/Improving the definitive line (footpath) that joins Fleetwith Tramway (with machine)
Eradicating the line of the "corner cut" and undertaking practical work to reduce its attractiveness
Re-profiling 1,000sqm of peat hags
Lot value (estimated)
- £40,000 excluding VAT
- £48,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
This procurement is reserved for
- UK suppliers
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Particular suitability
Lot 1. Lot 1_Anglers Crag
Lot 2. Intersect between Loft Beck and Moses Trod
Lot 3. Approach to Fleetwith Tramway
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Tender submission deadline
22 August 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
All tender submissions must be submitted via The Chest https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Search for Lake District National Park for opportunities (the specific opportunity ID ref on The Chest is DN782437)
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
Criteria: PRICE
Potential Score: 1-5
Weighting: 8
Max Score on this element: 40
Criteria: ABILITY TO MEET DELIVERY CONDITIONS (timescale, required resources)
Potential Score: 1-5
Weighting: 1
Maximum Score on this element: 5
Criteria: QUALITY: OVERALL QUALITY OF THE SUBMISSION
(comprehensiveness; presentation; clarity)
Potential Score: 1-5
Weighting: 1
Maximum Score on this element: 5
Criteria: QUALITY: PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE UNDERTAKING SIMILAR WORK IN COMPARIBLE ENVIRONMENTS
Potential Score: 1-5
Weighting: 3
Maximum Score on this element: 15
Criteria: QUALITY: PROVEN TECHNICAL ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE WORK TO THE REQUIRED STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND SAFETY
Potential Score: 1-5
Weighting: 4
Maximum Score on this element: 20
Criteria: DELIVERING SEE (SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS)
Potential Score: 1-5
Weighting: 3
Maximum Score on this element: 15
OVERALL maximum possible score 100
Scoring for the evaluation criteria
0 Fails to produce any evidence against requirements.
1 Predominantly limited evidence against requirements.
2 Shows evidence of some areas matching requirements but there are concerns that indicate significant development needs.
3 Majority of evidence meets requirements with 1 or 2 falling short but not significant. May have 1 or 2 'over and above' elements.
4 Predominantly demonstrates evidence matching requirements, but with a couple 'over and above'.
5 Most 'over and above' evidence.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
Anglers Crag Loft Beck and Fleetwith ITT_v0.2.pdf
The ITT (word doc) is a high-level summary of the requirements.
Tenders must be submitted via The Chest.
All other documents associated with this ITT are available on The Chest (opportunity ID DN782437)
Contracting authority
Lake District National Park Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBPJ-8656-VBYR
Wayfaring House, Murley Moss Business Park, Oxenholme Road
Kendal
LA9 7RL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Jo Willmott
Email: Jo.Willmott@lakedistrict.gov.uk
Website: https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/
Region: UKD12 - East Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government