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title: "Boulder Purchase -Upper Wye River Restoration Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077658"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Natural Resources Wales"
published: "2026-09-21"
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# Boulder Purchase -Upper Wye River Restoration Project

Buyer: Natural Resources Wales  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077658

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## Summary

Natural Resources Wales bought boulders for the Upper Wye River Restoration Project. This is a goods requirement for related mining and quarrying products, intended to support river restoration activity in the Upper Wye area of Wales. The buyer is Natural Resources Wales, a Welsh public authority responsible for managing and improving Wales’s natural environment. The awarded supplier, Heidelberg Materials UK, is a large materials business based in Builth Wells. The requirement concerns the supply and delivery of physical stone products rather than construction, consultancy or general environmental services. Businesses specialising in quarrying, aggregates, natural stone or the supply of materials for river and habitat restoration would operate in the relevant market for this type of requirement.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Heidelberg Materials UK through a direct procedure below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 21 September 2026. Its value is £41,250 excluding VAT and £49,500 including VAT. One lot was completed and the award remains active. The contracting process was evaluated through a non-competitive direct award route, so suppliers were not invited to submit competing tenders. The contract title is Boulder Purchase – Upper Wye River Restoration Project. Natural Resources Wales is the buyer, and the requirement is categorised as goods rather than works or services.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award shows that Natural Resources Wales purchases boulders and related quarry products for river restoration projects, using a direct below-threshold route for a relatively small, short-duration requirement. A credible competitor would need dependable access to suitable boulders or comparable quarry materials, the ability to meet the required specification and quantity, and reliable delivery to restoration sites in Wales. Local or regional quarry operators, aggregate suppliers and specialist natural-stone businesses may be well placed, particularly where they can demonstrate consistent product quality, practical logistics and experience supplying materials for waterways, flood management, habitat improvement or similar environmental works. The successful supplier’s scale indicates capacity to fulfil a public-sector materials order reliably.

## Notice

CDN of Boulder Purchase -Upper Wye River Restoration Project

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089109-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 21 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,250 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural Resources Wales |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Heidelberg Materials |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 14 - Mining, basic metals and related products

### Codes

- 14500000 - Related mining and quarrying products

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 12:29 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089109-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089109-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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