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Boulder Purchase -Upper Wye River Restoration Project

Natural Resources Wales

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21 Sep 2026 at 12:29

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural Resources Wales bought boulders for the Upper Wye River Restoration Project. This is a goods requirement for related mining and quarrying products, intended to support river restoration activity in the Upper Wye area of Wales. The buyer is Natural Resources Wales, a Welsh public authority responsible for managing and improving Wales’s natural environment. The awarded supplier, Heidelberg Materials UK, is a large materials business based in Builth Wells. The requirement concerns the supply and delivery of physical stone products rather than construction, consultancy or general environmental services. Businesses specialising in quarrying, aggregates, natural stone or the supply of materials for river and habitat restoration would operate in the relevant market for this type of requirement.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Heidelberg Materials UK through a direct procedure below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 21 September 2026. Its value is £41,250 excluding VAT and £49,500 including VAT. One lot was completed and the award remains active. The contracting process was evaluated through a non-competitive direct award route, so suppliers were not invited to submit competing tenders. The contract title is Boulder Purchase – Upper Wye River Restoration Project. Natural Resources Wales is the buyer, and the requirement is categorised as goods rather than works or services.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award shows that Natural Resources Wales purchases boulders and related quarry products for river restoration projects, using a direct below-threshold route for a relatively small, short-duration requirement. A credible competitor would need dependable access to suitable boulders or comparable quarry materials, the ability to meet the required specification and quantity, and reliable delivery to restoration sites in Wales. Local or regional quarry operators, aggregate suppliers and specialist natural-stone businesses may be well placed, particularly where they can demonstrate consistent product quality, practical logistics and experience supplying materials for waterways, flood management, habitat improvement or similar environmental works. The successful supplier’s scale indicates capacity to fulfil a public-sector materials order reliably.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Boulder Purchase -Upper Wye River Restoration Project

Notice Description

CDN of Boulder Purchase -Upper Wye River Restoration Project

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077658
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089109-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

CPV Codes

14500000 - Related mining and quarrying products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,250 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 21 Sep 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
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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
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Heidelberg Materials

Further Information

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