Ground Preparation Services Framework
The purpose of this framework is to provide All Wales NRW Forestry Operations teams with the resource to manage the Ground preparation programme of works predominantly within the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE). This framework could also be used for NRW funded projects if appropriate. NRW is responsible for the management of the WGWE and has an annual restocking and new planting programme of around 1600 ha’s, requiring some four million trees. NRW manages the WGWE sustainably and is certified by both the Fo...
Buyer
Natural Resources Wales
Value
£8,000,000
Published
20 Apr 2023
Closes
7 Nov 2022
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
77200000
Forestry services
43262100
Mechanical excavators
16100000
Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
77231000
Forestry management services
16600000
Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery
Lots
Lot 1 Ground Preparation using a Tracked Excavator
£8,000,000
This framework is being developed to provide a flexible contractor base to carry out all aspects of Ground Preparation services using a tracked excavator, which all restocked areas must conform to our NRW’s OGN4 guidance relating to sustainable forest management. The service is to cover category A work such as Brash Raking & Hinge Mounding, Brash Raking & In...
Delivery: Wales
Lot 2 Ground Preparation using a Walking Excavator
£8,000,000
The Ground Preparation services using a walking excavtor is required to give a structure to restocking the felled areas and has silvicultural benefits such as increased growth rates, reduction in plant losses and can reduce the need to chemically treat areas in line with NRW’S Integrated Pest Management Strategy.
Delivery: Wales
Lot 3 Ground Preparation by Scarification
£8,000,000
Ground preparation by scarification will be required as a key component of restocking and new planting, helping NRW to achieve the successful establishment of trees on a clearfelled areas or woodland creation sites. Ground preparation is usually required to provide beneficial planting positions, that may offer improved soil aeration, reduced weed competition...
Delivery: Wales
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