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title: "Water of Luce Dalnigap Channel Realignment"
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buyer: "Galloway Rivers Trust"
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# Water of Luce Dalnigap Channel Realignment

Buyer: Galloway Rivers Trust  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840086

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## Summary

Galloway Rivers Trust is procuring environmental river restoration and construction works at Dalnigap, New Luce, in Dumfries and Galloway. The project will return the Water of Luce towards its natural course by realigning a 550-metre section of the main river stem and creating an 850-metre multi-channel river corridor connected to the historic floodplain and surrounding peatland. The works include excavating historic and pre-existing channels, blocking the artificial channel, protecting eroding peatland, and improving ecological and hydrological conditions. The contractor will also construct two instream plugs and a swale, install coir matting and large instream wood structures, and support site revegetation with appropriate seed mixes. The work is classified as construction and environmental protection.

The procurement reached tender: Galloway Rivers Trust invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission in English. The tender deadline was 24 August 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Bid opening and the award period began on 25 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC. The single lot has an estimated value of £60,000 and a contract duration of 15 days. Bidders must submit a project plan with tasks and timescales, personnel details, staff-day allocations, daily rates and a fully costed quote. Evaluation is based on suitability, including relevant experience, appropriate insurance and compliance with Fair Work First principles. Alternative bids are not allowed, and the contract has no renewal or additional-purchase option.

This opportunity suits a small specialist civil engineering, river restoration or environmental construction contractor able to deliver short-duration capital works in a river and peatland setting. Strong candidates will have practical experience excavating channels and floodplain features, diverting water through instream structures, installing coir matting and large woody material, and supporting ecological restoration. The work requires a team whose names, qualifications, experience and planned staff input can be clearly set out, with sufficient capacity to complete the specified activities under the supervision of the designers, hydromorphologists and Galloway Rivers Trust. Bidders need employers’ liability and public liability insurance, and must operate as Fair Work First employers, including paying at least the real Living Wage and providing effective employee voice, health and safety arrangements and responsible working practices.

## Notice

GRT has secured funding from NatureScot's Nature Restoration Fund for capital works at a site along the Luce catchment in South West Scotland (Fig. 1), at Dalnigap, New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 0AZ, NX 13494 71764. In the late 1800's a channel was cut through an area of raised peatland at this site, through which the Main Water of Luce was diverted. Detailed designs and engineering specifications have been produced to now return the river channel back to its original natural course. This involves excavating parts of the old channel (850m long), blocking off the artificial channel and protecting the eroding peatland face. This project will realign a 550m section of the main stem of the Water of Luce, providing significant ecological and hydrological benefits, extending it into an 850m multi-channelled river corridor with wider connections to the historic floodplain and surrounding peatland. GRT is seeking a suitable qualified and experienced contractor to conduct the capital works at this site.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The appointed contractor would conduct the necessary capital works at the site, following the design and construction specifications that can be found within the detailed designs (see attached). One alteration to these designs is that all angular rock is now to be sourced from material won onsite, details of this change can be found within the construction update document attached. The methodology will include: - Site plotting; - Excavation of the infilled historic upstream and downstream channels across the flood plain; - Excavation of the preexisting upstream channel and downstream channel to the excavated channels; - Construction of two instream plugs across the preexisting channel to sufficiently divert flows to the excavated channels; - Excavation of a swale feature between the two plugs to facilitate connections during high flows; - Purchase, transportion and installation of coir matting across the two plug features; - Transportation and installation of several opposite-bank large instream wood structures across the straightened section of downstream works area; - Assist in revegetation of the site through purchasing and transporting of appropriate seed mixes across the works area. The methods used to get to this point will follow the design and engineering specifications produced within the detailed designs and would be conducted under the supervision of the detailed designers, hydromorphologists and GRT. GRT will also be conducting a fish rescue during the stage in which the instream plugs and reconnections will be constructed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562238 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Galloway Rivers Trust |
| Locality | NEWTON STEWART |
| Postcode area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG8 6ND |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Mid Galloway and Wigtown West |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 45246000 - River regulation and flood control works
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562238

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562238
  Water of Luce Dalnigap Channel Realignment - GRT has secured funding from NatureScot's Nature Restoration Fund for capital works at a site along the Luce catchment in South West Scotland (Fig. 1), at Dalnigap, New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 0AZ, NX 13494 71764. In the late 1800's a channel was cut through an area of raised peatland at this site, through which the Main Water of Luce was diverted. Detailed designs and engineering specifications have been produced to now return the river channel back to its original natural course. This involves excavating parts of the old channel (850m long), blocking off the artificial channel and protecting the eroding peatland face. This project will realign a 550m section of the main stem of the Water of Luce, providing significant ecological and hydrological benefits, extending it into an 850m multi-channelled river corridor with wider connections to the historic floodplain and surrounding peatland. GRT is seeking a suitable qualified and experienced contractor to conduct the capital works at this site.

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