Tender Summary

Dorset Peat Partnership - restoration work

Buying Organisation

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY

Contract Value

£100,000 to £160,000

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

Site works to restore two mire systems (Agglestone & Greenlands) within the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve, as part of a wider project led by the Dorset Peatland Partnership. The aim is to secure peat forming habitats, improve peat condition, slow flow rates and maximise Carbon capture within currently degraded mire systems.
This will be achieved using a range of sensitive restoration techniques that are described in more detail in the attached restoration plans and project specifications. Activities include the installation of heather bales to block channels, installation of solid dam structures (plastic, metal, timber, woody debris), infilling of channels and flailing of vegetation.
Contractors will be chosen based on capacity, capability, relevant experience including of working in sensitive habitats on protected sites, proposed solution and cost.
Full details including of how to apply are in the attached Request for Proposals document.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (CPV 77000000)

Region

United Kingdom (UK)

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