Notice Information
Notice Title
LIFEquake Pistenbully mulcher head
Notice Description
Purchase of a new mulcher head designed for forestry sites. It will be a heavier duty head that will be able to do a more efficient job of clearing scrub on the sites with less down-time due to mechanical issues. It will be used mainly on LIFEquake sites, but will be available to other teams to use. LIFEquake (LIFE20 NAT/UK/000137) is a 5-yr EU funded project, run by NRW, working on 7 SACs in Wales - Crymlyn, Gweunydd Blaencleddau, NW Pembrokeshire Commons, Preseli, Rhos Goch, Cors Caron & Corsydd Eifionydd. Securing the resilience of transition mire & quaking bog in Wales. The aim is to bring internationally important habitats and species of the peatlands into good condition. Currently these rare and threatened wildlife features are in an unfavourable condition and at risk of further decline. Pistenbully machine is a low ground pressure machine capable of accessing the very wet sites in the LIFEquake project. A new mulcher head is required to effectively manage this sites, due to a lot of mechanical issues with the current flail head.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06089a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004300-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
16 - Agricultural machinery
-
- CPV Codes
16100000 - Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
16800000 - Parts of agricultural and forestry machinery
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £31,477 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Jan 2026 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
- Contact Name
- Matthew Griffiths
- Contact Email
- procurement@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004300-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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