--- title: "ERDF Wild Towns 'Access and Infrastructure' Tender Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST" published: "2019-03-27" --- # ERDF Wild Towns 'Access and Infrastructure' Tender Notice Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-147de6a4-00a0-4faa-9001-7fd484478515.json) ## Summary The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is leading the ERDF Wild Towns 'Access and Infrastructure' Tender, aimed at enhancing wildlife habitats across seven towns in Gloucestershire. This procurement process, currently in the Award stage, has a total contract value of £104,000, with a minimum value of £74,000. The contract period is set to commence on 8 April 2019 and conclude on 31 December 2020. Interested parties were required to submit tenders by the deadline of 19 March 2019. The project focuses on the construction of various infrastructural elements including footbridges, paths, and a sensory garden. This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the landscaping, construction, and environmental sectors, particularly those with experience in public works and infrastructure projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract, as the project aligns with community and environmental objectives that these businesses often seek to address. Additionally, firms with expertise in landscape design, ecological rehabilitation, and related services are encouraged to consider bidding, given the emphasis on improving ecological connectivity and habitat accessibility in the specified locations. ## Notice This contract is part of our ERDF Wild Towns Project (part funded through the European Regional development Fund), improving wildlife habitats and connectivity within 7 Gloucestershire towns. The infrastructure (paths, footbridges, fences, sensory garden and concrete removal) within this contract will play a crucial role in helping people to access these improved habitats. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust are the lead partner, with Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West, Severn Trent Water and Severn Rivers Trust as delivery partners. The successful applicant will meet the following objectives in Gloucestershire: Install an accessible riverside path in Fairford (April/June 2019), to the detailed brief in the link provided, pending a licence from Natural England. Install three footpaths in Queen Victoria Gardens in Moreton in Marsh, in close collaboration with Moreton in Marsh Town Council. Install one footpath at City Bank in Cirencester. Create an ambitious people and wildlife-friendly sensory garden in Fairford's Walnut Tree Field. Install one footbridge over the Cinderford Brook at Linear Park in Cinderford, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission. Adapt and widen an existing footbridge at City Bank in Cirencester, in collaboration with Cirencester Town Council. Install a 120m boundary fence along one side of the upper cemetery in Moreton in Marsh, including any necessary vegetation work outside the bird nesting season. Suitable replacement fencing at Wharfdale Way playground and parking site in Stonehouse (40m and 125m). Post and rail fencing along 30m of boardwalk at the Court View newt ponds in Stonehouse. Concrete removal and disposal, landscaping (topsoil and turf) at Wharfdale Way parking site in Stonehouse, in close collaboration with Stroud District Council and sensitive to the outcomes of an ongoing public consultation. 8 natural-looking benches or carved seating logs installed in Stroud, Stonehouse, Fairford and Moreton-in-Marsh. Ensure that temporary signage that meets ERDF branding guidelines is installed at each site for the duration of all works. Full details, specifications, timetable and maps can be found on the full Invitation to Tender document at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j4ucl22bcqp0nvg/AACSZRm7hknYKX459qCATdyFa?dl=0 Please apply through the ITT document to be found at the address above, or contact the Project Manager if you have any problems accessing the files. PLEASE NOTE: This contract is dependent upon signing of final ERDF Grant Funding Agreement. Additional information: This link will take you to the main ITT and also to 12 detailed design pdfs for the Fairford accessible path, which is the first piece of work to be undertaken within this contract. Please not the Fairford path work would need to be carried out in April. The timescales in the pdf relate to preliminary work that is not part of this contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aa9ac7b-bb01-422c-b858-92d5a0745d42 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Mar 2019 | | Submission deadline | 19 Mar 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Mar 2019 | | Contract period | 7 Apr 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £104,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £103,983 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL4 6SX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Tuffley | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 03441000 - Ornamental plants, grasses, mosses or lichens - 03451000 - Plants - 34928200 - Fences - 34929000 - Highway materials - 44113000 - Road-construction materials - 44212100 - Bridge - 45112360 - Land rehabilitation work - 45112700 - Landscaping work - 45112711 - Landscaping work for parks - 45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds - 45113000 - Siteworks - 77311000 - Ornamental and pleasure gardens maintenance services ## Release History - 27 Mar 2019 at 15:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aa9ac7b-bb01-422c-b858-92d5a0745d42 - 13 Feb 2019 at 13:48 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b40510e-03b8-46f2-bff4-4cef2f3292de - 13 Feb 2019 at 11:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b40510e-03b8-46f2-bff4-4cef2f3292de - 12 Feb 2019 at 16:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b40510e-03b8-46f2-bff4-4cef2f3292de ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aa9ac7b-bb01-422c-b858-92d5a0745d42 27th March 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b40510e-03b8-46f2-bff4-4cef2f3292de 13th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ede8097b-4797-47f6-b96b-946471df7a2d ERDF Wild Towns Access and Infrastructure Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1e7c0e91-89d9-4b4c-85a7-0267a7ff1d81 Fairford path specification - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j4ucl22bcqp0nvg/AACSZRm7hknYKX459qCATdyFa?dl=0 Invitation to Tender and Fairford path design documents ## Notice URLs - https://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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