Notice Information
Notice Title
Hydrometry & Telemetry Site and Asset Maintenance 2026-2030
Notice Description
NRW is intending to award a framework agreement to contractors that can carry out a range of maintenance activities at its Hydrometric sites situated across Wales. This is for both planned and reactive maintenance work. All work within the area stated will be defined by separate plans and schedules, dependant on the type of work required. The work can generally be sub-divided into four main categories: 1. In river gravel management- Seasonal between April and October, as and when required 2. Planned Seasonal Grass Cutting between April and October 3. Eel Pass Maintenance - Planned Seasonal between April and October 4. Asset and Site Maintenance Requirements - As and when required Contractors must be able to carry out all aspects of this work. The purpose of the requirement is to provide NRW Hydrometry and Telemetry teams with the resource to manage the general maintenance programme of works at the Hydrometric sites across Wales.
Lot Information
Lot 1 North Wales sites
The full range of services in the specification to be delivered in the North geographical Lot area, in accordance with NRW map (refer to tender documents)
Lot 2 South Wales sitesThe full range of services in the specification to be delivered in the South geographical Lot area, in accordance with NRW map (refer to tender documents)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060f2a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006901-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 30 May 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-01-23
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cathryn.mackinlay@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
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006901-2026
27th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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