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GMCA 1991 Habitat Enhancements Works (improvement works on nature reserves)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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14 Aug 2026 at 09:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Greater Manchester Combined Authority procured habitat management services for improvement works on Local Authority owned Local Nature Reserves and Sites of Biological Interest. The work covers practical habitat enhancement, including hedge laying, grassland and woodland management, and removal of invasive species. It is a nature conservation and land management services requirement, classified under agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (CPV 77000000). The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, based in Manchester. The awarded work is recorded for delivery in the United Kingdom and concerns sites owned by local authorities. The requirement is therefore suited to organisations delivering hands-on ecological land management and habitat restoration rather than consultancy-only environmental services.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition using a three-quote process under the Procurement Act 2023 and the authority’s constitution. There was one completed lot, with two active awards. The Conservation Volunteers was awarded a contract worth £29,999 excluding VAT (£35,998.80 including VAT), while The Lancashire Wildlife Trust Ltd was awarded a separate contract worth £19,999 excluding VAT (£23,998.80 including VAT). Both contracts were signed on 21 July 2026 and run from 22 July 2026 to 30 March 2027. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the available data does not provide further award-criteria weighting or supplier eligibility requirements. Both awards cover habitat management services for the single lot.

This outcome demonstrates demand from Greater Manchester Combined Authority for practical, repeatable habitat management across local authority nature reserves and Sites of Biological Interest. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would combine ecological land management with the ability to carry out hedge laying, grassland and woodland management, and invasive-species removal safely and consistently. Credible competitors would need field teams with relevant conservation and countryside-management skills, equipment suited to vegetation and habitat works, and the capacity to deliver multiple site-based activities under one requirement. Experience working on protected, designated or otherwise sensitive nature sites would help demonstrate suitability, as would robust arrangements for environmental protection, risk management and monitoring. Charities, wildlife trusts, conservation contractors and other specialist land-management organisations are the closest comparators.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GMCA 1991 Habitat Enhancements Works (improvement works on nature reserves)

Notice Description

Provision of habitat management services to improve the condition of Local Authority owned Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) and Sites of Biological Interest (SBIs). Examples include hedge laying, management of grassland or woodlands, removal of invasive species. Route to Market = 3 Quote Process in line with the PA23 regulations and constitution.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e42d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077503-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£49,998 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
22 Jul 2026 - 30 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 6EU
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

THE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS

THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LTD

Further Information

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