Natural Resources Wales has awarded a four year framework contract for river restoration services and invasive species control across the whole of Wales worth an estimated £17 million.
Natural Resources Wales has awarded a four year framework contract for river restoration services and invasive species control across the whole of Wales worth an estimated £17 million.
Image: River Dee, Wales
The procurement covers a River Restoration and INNS Control framework for all of Wales which will support delivery of various large scale projects including 4RiversforLIFE project, NRW’s River Restoration programme and ‘business as usual’ spend including fisheries and flood risk management operations.
The projects will use long term nature-based solutions to improve the ecological quality of the Welsh rivers by improving accessibility for migratory fish, improving habitat structure and function, and improving water quality.
The works will be delivered across Wales to improve the conditions of rivers for multiple target species through multiple actions including:
- manual river restoration works such as blockage removal and creation of log piles.
- manual river channel maintenance activities to ensure clear passage of flow in the channel including vegetation management using hand tools, manual removal of blockages, rubbish and debris.
- creation of riverside corridors with stock fencing and tree planting
- introduction of gravel, boulders, woody debris, soft revetment
- removal of small weirs or culverts
- removal of hard bank revetment.
- creation of log pile otter holts.
Species to be tackled via Invasive Non-Native Species control include Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knot Weed, Giant Hog Weed and American Skunk Cabbage. Manual channel debris clearance
The following companies have been awarded places on the framework, which will run for four years:
Lot 1 – River Restoration
- North West Wales: D W Jones Fencing and Groundwork, Owen Environmental, Gwyn RobertsConstruction, S E Metcalfe
- North East Wales: D W Jones Fencing and Groundwork, Owen Environmental, Gwyn Roberts Construction, S E Metcalfe
- Upper-mid Wales: D W Jones Fencing and Groundwork, Owen Environmental, S E Metcalfe, A J Butler Contracting
- Lower-mid Wales: Tregaron Trading Services Ltd, AJ Butler Contracting, JPL Groundworks and Civil Engineering Ltd, Spencer ECA, Derrick Jones & Son Ltd
- South West Wales: Spencer ECA, Tregaron Trading Services Ltd, AJ Butler Contracting, Derrick Jones and Son Ltd, Salix River and Wetland, Thomas Brothers Group, Ecovigour, Paul’s Plant Hire
- South Central Wales: Spencer ECA, Thomas Brothers Group, Ecovigour, Salix River and Wetland
- South East Wales: Thomas Brothers Group, Ecovigour, Salix River and Wetland, JPL Groundworks and Civil Engineering Ltd
Lot 2 – INNS Control and Manual River Channel Maintenance
- North West Wales: TWIG Woodland Management Ltd, Carpiog t/a Countryside Management, Ecological Land Management
- North East Wales: Ecological Land Management Ltd
- Upper-mid Wales: TWIG, Jimmy Hughes, Ecological Land Management, Wye and Usk Foundation
- Lower-mid Wales: TWIG Woodland Management Ltd, Jimmy Hughes, Spencer ECA, Wye and Usk Foundation, Towy Countryside Services Ltd
- South West Wales: Thomas Brothers, Tr33, Ecovigour, Spencer ECA, Towy Countryside Services Ltd
- South Central Wales: Thomas Brothers, Tr33 Ltd, Ecovigour, Spencer ECA
- South East Wales: Thomas Brothers, Tr33, Ecovigour, Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd, Wye and Usk Foundation
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