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Grasshill Common Peatland Restoration Project

Durham County Council

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

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30 Sep 2026 at 10:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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30 Jul 2026 at 09:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

06 Jul 2026 at 13:10

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 May 2026 at 14:24

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

24 Apr 2026 at 13:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

24 Apr 2026 at 11:59

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Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured peatland restoration works for Grasshill Common, using the North Pennines National Landscape Partnership’s Peatland Restoration Framework. The project is intended to restore peatland; the published description does not give a breakdown of the physical tasks. The buyer is Durham County Council, and the project is at Grasshill Common in County Durham. The procurement was one lot and sits within a wider framework for peatland restoration works. The framework is available to Durham County Council and other contracting authorities that have entered into the required service-level and access agreements. This is a land-restoration construction requirement rather than a general construction opportunity, so it is most relevant to contractors whose work centres on peatland restoration and associated site works.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded and signed. Durham County Council used an open, below-threshold competition for a single lot. Seven suppliers were appointed to the framework on 6 July 2026, each with an award value of £715,000: Net Zero (North) Ltd, Dinsdale Moorland Specialists Ltd, Conservefor Ltd, Terra Firma Environmental Limited, Marsden AES, JW Bainbridge Contractors Ltd and Field Fell Environmental Ltd. A separate project contract was signed with Conservefor Ltd on 30 September 2026, worth £365,817.50, for the period 1 October 2026 to 14 April 2027, with a 12-month defect period. The framework runs from 27 July 2026 to 26 July 2028, with up to two 12-month extensions. Framework places were scored on quality (60%), price (35%) and social value (5%); a minimum technical score and essential criteria also applied.

This award demonstrates an established council requirement for practical peatland restoration, including project-level delivery through a multi-supplier framework. Credible competitors will need specialist environmental and peatland-restoration capability, alongside the operational capacity to carry out site-based works and meet project-specific requirements. The framework attracted eight final-stage bids and appointed seven suppliers, indicating competition from a sizeable field of specialist contractors rather than a single-provider model. To compete effectively when similar work returns, suppliers should be ready to evidence technical quality, price competitively and show social value, since those were the stated framework scoring elements. Later competed call-offs may use different weightings tailored to each project, including price, quality and social value, and may include key performance indicators. The framework also allows direct or competed call-offs, with call-off pricing subject to tendered maximum rates and expected to remain competitive against the open market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grasshill Common Peatland Restoration Project

Notice Description

Grasshill Common Peatland Restoration Project Utilising North Pennines National Landscape Partnership Peatland Restoration Framework

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The initial duration of the proposed Framework Agreement is 2 years subject to the right of the Council (at its sole discretion) to exercise its option to extend for up to 2 x 12 months subject to funding.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a94
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092218-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,300,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£715,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£1,080,817 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

Net Zero

Dinsdale Moorland Specialists Ltd

CONSERVEFOR LIMITED

Terra Firma Environmental Ltd

Marsden AES Ltd

JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd

FIELD & FELL ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

Further Information

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