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title: "Peatland Survey Framework 2025"
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# Peatland Survey Framework 2025

Buyer: NATURAL RESOURCES WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0295f5

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## Summary

The Peatland Survey Framework 2025, managed by Natural Resources Wales, encompasses a comprehensive range of survey services aimed at supporting peatland restoration efforts in Wales. The procurement process is categorised under services in the environmental sector, with the main industry classification noted as survey services. Located in the UKL region, this procurement has reached the award stage as of June 2025, with contracts signed on June 16, 2025. The open procedure method was utilised, ensuring wide accessibility and competition. The framework includes four lots, covering afforested peat surveys, hydrological surveys, vegetation condition surveys, and protected species surveys, each with specific technical and price criteria.

This procurement presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs specialising in environmental consultancy, ecology, hydrology, and related surveying services. Given that awards were granted to companies such as GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED and BOWLAND ECOLOGY LIMITED, businesses with expertise in areas like peatland restoration, environmental rehabilitation, and protected species conservation are particularly well-suited to compete in such frameworks. The project's focus on delivering community benefits further enhances its appeal, providing additional value through its commitment to supporting social and environmental objectives within the public sector.

## Notice

This is award of a framework for the supply of Peatland surveys. This requirement facilitates delivery of peatland restoration NRW work areas. The requirement comprises various surveys of forestry and peatlands and our requirements are broken down into four distinct topics: Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration potential base on specification in Lot 1 Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land). Specification Lot 2 Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land). Specification Lot 3 Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice Lot 4

### Lot Information

Afforested Peat surveys of Forest stands on Deep peat and assessment of restoration

NRW also require other general survey works, e.g. peat depth surveys, GIS interpretation on the ground ( e.g. marking out of mapped interventions on the ground), and other wider surveys that inform the distribution and character of peatlands across Wales, that may or may not be on the WGWE. Below we detail the specifics of the most technical element of this work, which is the assessment of the WGWE.

Hydrological survey and conceptual understanding of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land).

The programme (and NRW more widely) has a range of hydrological assessment and monitoring requirements for peatland and related terrestrial wetland ecosystems. This specification identifies and characterises the main categories of work required under this lot.

Vegetation/peat condition surveys of all peatland types (not only those on afforested land

Provision of robust data for assessing the effectiveness of restoration techniques, thus enabling an adaptive approach to restoration Data compatibility with the equivalent national monitoring programmes developed in Scotland and England Provision of data to enable the development of a peatland restoration biodiversity metric, an element in NRWs proposals for expanding the National Peatland Action Programm Provision of information to help calibrate activities data captured for sites lacking on-the-ground monitoring evidence by improving our understanding of restoration effect sizes the zone of surrounding peatland benefitting from rewetting a ditch or gulley The evidence obtained will contribute to improving understanding of the recovery time of peatland vegetation and habitats following restoration and thus inform the development of evidence-based restoration trajectories Provision of up-to-date condition data to support other key NRW reporting requirements, notably NRWs protected sites monitoring programme, SoNaRR (State of Natural Environment Reporting; NRW, 2022) and reporting on the status of Annex 1 habitats and species under the post-Brexit Habitats Regulations (Regulation 9a).

Protected Species ( Water Vole) surveys and advice

Natural Resources Wales is responsible for developing and implementing Wales's first National Peatlands Action Programme (NPAP). The purpose of this programme is to restore peatland ecosystems across Wales, with a focus in the first five years of the programme on six priority action themes. The program has identified a need to undertake Water vole Arvicola amphibius surveys across a high proportion of its peatland restoration sites, both in terms of pre-restoration site assessments, preparing mitigation plans and license applications, and post restoration monitoring. This specification identifies and characterises the main categories of work required under this lot

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034785-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | in 2029 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL RESOURCES WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 0TP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLK43 Devon CC, TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | ADAS; BOWLAND ECOLOGY; ERYRI ECOLOGY; GEO SMART DECISIONS; JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES; MILESTONE ENVIRONMENTAL; PRYOR & RICKETT SILVICULTURE; RIGARE; RPS; TACP (UK; YELLOW SUB GEO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 09112200 - Peat
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 71351900 - Geology, oceanography and hydrology services
- 71351920 - Oceanography and hydrology services
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 77200000 - Forestry services
- 77230000 - Services incidental to forestry
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2025 at 14:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034785-2025
- 21 Feb 2025 at 11:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006630-2025
- 11 Jun 2021 at 11:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013195-2021
- 24 Feb 2021 at 17:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003725-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110

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