--- title: "2 Solar water pumps RSPB Old Hall Marshes" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS" published: "2024-01-24" --- # 2 Solar water pumps RSPB Old Hall Marshes Buyer: ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7541ef25-ab7f-4810-be21-fb207dc00cb4.json) ## Summary The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued a tender for the supply and installation of 4 solar water pumps at RSPB Old Hall Marshes in Essex. The project aims to enhance habitats for wildlife, especially breeding birds like Avocet and Common tern, by managing water levels in a saline lagoon. The tender deadline is 16th February 2024, with the contract period starting on 1st March 2024 and ending on 31st October 2024. Businesses in the services sector, especially those involved in solar installations and pump supply, should consider participating in this tender opportunity. The procurement stage for this tender is currently at the Tender stage. The location of the project is RSPB Old Hall Marshes, located in Maldon, Essex, with a postal code of CM9 8TP. The industry category for this tender is services, specifically focusing on solar installation and pumps and compressors. The procurement method is an open procedure below the threshold, indicating that the process is accessible to a wide range of potential suppliers, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs). This presents a significant growth opportunity for businesses interested in providing services related to solar-powered water pump installations. ## Notice The RSPB has secured funding from the Natural England Species Recovery Project 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 two solar powered pump units and solar panels, that will be used to manage water levels in a saline lagoon. This project will help achieve suitable wet conditions to benefit breeding birds such as Avocet and Common tern, 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/db2b7fe2-f355-4828-8971-fa5c80a22658 | | 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 | 24 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 16 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 | | 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 - 24 Jan 2024 at 12:58 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db2b7fe2-f355-4828-8971-fa5c80a22658 - 24 Jan 2024 at 09:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db2b7fe2-f355-4828-8971-fa5c80a22658 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db2b7fe2-f355-4828-8971-fa5c80a22658 24th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/170d8def-bf14-4ea8-9e79-bc5c463ad981 ITT - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/40231468-fdfc-4a9c-98c5-ff53de08c1d7 Access management plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7a24bd77-1dc8-4df0-9026-3d889b98f481 Hazard map - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2a71b15f-5854-4be5-ad1f-c4e229ab8d7a Map for Access Management Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e3eca04a-49d0-4f62-ad53-74ec29d3ebbf Public Access Map - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f8b27323-dc30-40f5-ba01-f14d94ce6659 Solar pumps - CDM client brief ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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