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Nutrient Neutrality -Developing detailed design guidance for wetland mitigation solutions to nutrient pollution

NATURAL ENGLAND

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21 Nov 2023 at 09:58

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02 Aug 2023 at 10:39

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20 Jul 2023 at 11:59

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by Natural England involves the development of detailed design guidance for wetland mitigation solutions to nutrient pollution. This tender falls under the environmental engineering consultancy services category and has a contract value of £48,000. The tender deadline is on August 16, 2023, with the contract period starting on September 4, 2023, and ending on January 14, 2024. The buying organisation, Natural England, located in Bridgwater, England, is seeking proposals in the "services" category through an open procedure.

This tender opportunity by Natural England presents a chance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the environmental engineering sector to compete. Businesses specialising in wetland design, environmental consultancy, and engineering services are well-suited to bid for this contract. The guidance aims to create high-quality wetland solutions aligning with the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme and requires expertise in wetland design, environmental processes, and construction to deliver effective nature-based solutions that address nutrient pollution challenges.

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Notice Title

Nutrient Neutrality -Developing detailed design guidance for wetland mitigation solutions to nutrient pollution

Notice Description

The objective of this project is to develop detailed design guidance, based on the best-practice approaches taken by professionals in the feasibility, design and maintenance of treatment wetlands for nutrient mitigation. This will ensure that a set standard for high-quality nature-based solutions is delivered through the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme and other nutrient neutrality mechanisms. The guidance will be used by design and build contractors, as well as local authorities and consenting bodies to ensure wetland proposals are technically robust and will complement the structure of the wetland mitigation framework, as far as is achievable and logical. This should focus on integrated constructed wetland, free surface wetland and other viable wetland mitigation proposals, taking into account the degree of certainty that nutrient reductions will be achieved, alongside a range of other considerations including compatibility with wider habitat restoration opportunities. The guidance must: Set out the processes, calculations, tools and formatting of wetland design processes from feasibility and concept design stages through to detailed design. Utilise at least one case study to demonstrate real-world application of the principles and processes within the guidance. Outline planning, permitting and consenting considerations and signposting to how to carry out these stages effectively. Specify the tasks involved in implementation, operation and maintenance of treatment wetlands, and their associated infrastructure, including timescales and waste management processes. Set out how the above stages key into the existing wetland mitigation framework with degrees of confidence assigned to each process where more than one pathway is presented Provide information on designing wetlands in areas of competing interests; such as where flood management or abstraction pressures exist. (e.g. minimising the impact of abstraction/offtake on depleted reaches of watercourses) Contain information on opportunities to integrate positive biodiversity outcomes within and adjacent to the wetland proposals. Be written for an informed audience, including technical designers and engineers, local authorities and other consenting bodies, who can be assumed to have an existing basic understanding of wetland processes and design parameters. Outline how to deliver high-quality wetlands that are robust to changing climatic variables. (e.g. how to design wetlands where flows may become more variable due to future prolonged drought and rainfall events) Provide a description of how costs would be determined from a detailed design (i.e. what are the cost items associated with the design and delivery of a treatment wetland solution). Be based on the best available evidence. The design approaches should be bespoke and proportional to the types of solutions covered in the guidance and include the parameters used to delineate the selection of one design process over another.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a13dfeb8-c91c-417b-bc19-bff0ae1586d6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24194c7b-89a2-4139-9974-b7c12ac3fd6c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£48,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 2023 - 9 Feb 2024 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL ENGLAND
Contact Name
Mark Jones
Contact Email
mark.jones@naturalengland.org.uk
Contact Phone
07876146111

Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGWATER
Postcode
TA6 4YS
Post Town
Taunton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bridgwater North & Central
Westminster Constituency
Bridgwater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE RIVERS TRUST

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