--- title: "4 Solar water pumps RSPB Old Hall Marshes" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS" published: "2023-01-19" --- # 4 Solar water pumps RSPB Old Hall Marshes Buyer: ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-159d9e59-369f-44d9-9c35-e3a82b46fe21.json) ## Summary The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is inviting tenders for the supply and installation of four solar water pumps at RSPB Old Hall Marshes in Essex, England. The project aims to improve wetland habitats to benefit wildlife such as breeding wading birds and enhance climate resilience. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on February 24, 2023, and a contract period starting on March 6, 2023, until October 31, 2023. This tender by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in services related to solar installations and pumps. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The project location at RSPB Old Hall Marshes offers a unique chance for businesses in the ecological and environmental services sector to contribute towards enhancing wildlife habitats and sustainability initiatives. ## Notice The RSPB has secured funding from the EU funded Life+ scheme to carry out works to improve the habitats found at RSPB Old Hall Marshes. RSPB Old Hall Marshes is a 465 ha area of grazing marsh, reedbed, borrowdykes, saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats located in the Blackwater Estuary, Essex. The reserve has several designations ranging from national to international. It is a National Nature Reserve (NNR), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Protection Area (SPA), Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Ramsar. These designations have been awarded both to Old Hall Marshes and to the Blackwater and Essex Estuaries for a range of wildlife features including internationally important numbers of wintering waders and wildfowl, the range of salt marsh plant and invertebrate species, and scarce breeding bird species such as redshank and pochard. This project will see the supply and installation of four solar powered pump units, and associated pipework, and solar panels, that will be used to distribute water across the wet grassland in various locations across the reserve. This project will help achieve suitable wet conditions to benefit breeding wading birds such as lapwing and redshank, and other wetland wildlife and is part of a larger project that seeks to reduce dependence on Diesel pumps to move water around the reserve and continue the reserves journey toward a degree of climate resilience. This tender is for the supply of the Solar powered water pumps, there is a separate tender for the associated earthworks required to install the solar pump. Additional information: See Invitation to Tender for more details ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436806c-2486-4272-aa20-bd3480cf3169 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 24 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Mar 2023 - 31 Oct 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS | | Locality | MALDON, ESSEX | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM9 8TP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Maldon | | Electoral ward | Tolleshunt D'Arcy | | Westminster constituency | Witham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 42 - Industrial machinery ### Codes - 09332000 - Solar installation - 42120000 - Pumps and compressors ## Release History - 19 Jan 2023 at 09:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436806c-2486-4272-aa20-bd3480cf3169 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436806c-2486-4272-aa20-bd3480cf3169 19th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/44cc88c6-37ad-403f-98b6-0e7a06a8c862 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/69544b6b-f5c8-49d5-85b2-34dd6bec2d1e Access management plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e3bb7c13-6367-4da9-8a0b-1fc51da57df9 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bb1c89d0-82e5-445f-bc05-e61e42157ab3 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ecb26335-5a9f-4e1f-9516-1f36e88dc6fa ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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