This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jun 2025 at 15:15

Tender

21 Feb 2025 at 11:40

Award

11 Jun 2021 at 12:35

Tender

24 Feb 2021 at 17:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Peatland Survey Framework 2025, managed by Natural Resources Wales, encompasses a comprehensive range of survey services aimed at supporting peatland restoration efforts in Wales. The procurement process is categorised under services in the environmental sector, with the main industry classification noted as survey services. Located in the UKL region, this procurement has reached the award stage as of June 2025, with contracts signed on June 16, 2025. The open procedure method was utilised, ensuring wide accessibility and competition. The framework includes four lots, covering afforested peat surveys, hydrological surveys, vegetation condition surveys, and protected species surveys, each with specific technical and price criteria.

This procurement presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs specialising in environmental consultancy, ecology, hydrology, and related surveying services. Given that awards were granted to companies such as GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED and BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED, businesses with expertise in areas like peatland restoration, environmental rehabilitation, and protected species conservation are particularly well-suited to compete in such frameworks. The project's focus on delivering community benefits further enhances its appeal, providing additional value through its commitment to supporting social and environmental objectives within the public sector.

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Notice Title

Peatland Survey Framework 2025

Notice 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

Lot Information

Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration

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.

Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).

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.

Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land

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).

Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice

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

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0295f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034785-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

09112200 - Peat

45262640 - Environmental improvement works

71351900 - Geology, oceanography and hydrology services

71351920 - Oceanography and hydrology services

71354500 - Marine survey services

71355000 - Surveying services

77200000 - Forestry services

77230000 - Services incidental to forestry

79311000 - Survey services

90700000 - Environmental services

90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction

90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,300,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jun 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Apr 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
in 2029

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural Resources Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
13
Supplier Names

ADAS UK Ltd

BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED

Bowland Ecology Ltd

Eryri Ecology

GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED

Geo Smart Decisions Ltd

JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LTD

MILESTONE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

Pryor & Rickett Silviculture

RPS

Rigare Ltd

TACP (UK) LIMITED

Yellow Sub Geo

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