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title: "UXO Surveying and Risk Mitigation Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0453f4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATURAL RESOURCES WALES"
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# UXO Surveying and Risk Mitigation Services

Buyer: NATURAL RESOURCES WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0453f4

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## Summary

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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has completed a tender process for a framework agreement titled "UXO Surveying and Risk Mitigation Services," which falls under the industry category of site-investigation services. This procurement, categorized as a service, seeks to establish a framework for surveying and mitigating unexploded ordnances (UXO) across Wales, covering sensitive sites such as National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Special Areas of Conservation. The procurement process, which followed an open procedure, has now moved into the award stage. The contract, estimated between £100,000 and £500,000 with a maximum value of £500,000, was signed on 22 July 2024, and the services are to be provided by RPS Energy and IGNE UXO Limited.

This framework presents substantial opportunities for businesses specializing in geophysical surveys, ground investigation services, and risk or hazard assessment in construction, particularly those with capabilities in using drones, hand-held magnetometers, and peat probes. Companies experienced in handling sensitive ecological sites and those capable of overcoming challenging access issues would find this tender particularly significant. Given NRW's involvement in strategic habitat restoration projects, businesses stand to gain long-term growth and enhanced sectoral experience, fostering partnerships with prominent environmental authorities such as the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authorities.

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## Notice

Establishment of a framework for UXO surveying and risk mitigation services for NRW and its named partners.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of the requirement is to establish an efficient procurement route for all of NRW business as usual (BAU) work, strategic projects and NRW's partners named within this notice for UXO surveying and risk mitigation services. NRW is lead beneficiary or project partner in multiple habitat conservation and restoration projects several of which contain areas of UXO risk. Services may be required on multiple large scale conservation projects across Wales. Sites could be a range of terrains including but not limited to bogs, sand dunes, marshland and will typically be sensitive sites including National Nature reserves, (NNRs), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) or Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). Typically conservation work will include ground penetration work including erecting fence lines for managed grazing, installation of dip wells and groundworks. Many sites will be on 3rd party owned land and may have challenging access and other site constraints. A range of techniques will have to be employed in surveying including but not limited to drones, hand held magnetometers, peat probes. Due to the nature of UXO surveying it is difficult for NRW to estimate the value of this framework. For the purposes of establishing this framework we estimate spend in a range of 100,000GBP and 500,000GBP. NRW does not guarantee any level of expenditure under this framework. Participating Organisations are: Natural Resources Wales Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Snowdonia National Park Authority Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028031-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL RESOURCES WALES |
| Additional buyers | BRECON BEACONS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY; EUROPEAN UNION; PEMBROKESHIRE COAST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY; SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY/AWDURDOD PARC CENEDLAETHOL ERYRI |
| Locality | BUCKLEY |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH7 3AJ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL41 Mid Wales |
| Local authority | Powys |
| Electoral ward | Brecon East |
| Westminster constituency | Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | IGNE UXO; RPS ENERGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
- 71351720 - Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2024 at 08:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028031-2024
- 22 Apr 2024 at 11:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012940-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- http://www.beacons-npa.gov.uk/
- http://www.eryri.llyw.cymru
- http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0501
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA22450
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA22451

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