MFF167 2025-2028 Moorland Restoration Ground Works

Description

1.The objective of this Contract is to deliver a suite of Moorland Restoration Works on 2 areas in the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park.  The sites are split into 6 packages of Works. The aim of the Works suites are to stabilise and revegetate bare peat, restore hydrology, and increase biodiversity on the Sites.
2. The Works contain multiple years with work periods between August 2025 and 31st March 2028.
3.	The Works comprise the following tasks:
a.	Supply and delivery of Materials required to complete the Works, unless otherwise stated.
b.	Appropriate storage of Materials, as necessary.
c.	Supply and delivery of suitable Trackway for storing materials on (see Packages if required).
d.	Forwarding of Materials and Equipment required to complete the Works to and within Works Sites, excluding Airlifting
e.	Planning the Aerial Load Lifting Works, including marking out drop locations and working in collaboration with the Authorities Airlifting Contractor to deliver the works
f.	Marshalling of Aerial Load Lifting, including materials drops
g.	Installation of Stone Dams into gullies 
h.	Installation of Peat Dams into gullies 
i.	Re-profiling of hags and gully sides 
j.	Installation of Timber Dams into gullies 
k.	Installation of Heather Bales/coir logs into gullies and peat pans 
l.	Spreading of Heather Brash on bare peat 
m.	Supply of lime and fertiliser (NOT seed)
n.	Spreading of Lime, Seed, and Fertiliser
o.	Planting of sphagnum plug plants
p.	Planting of vascular plug plants
q.	Cutting and bagging of heather brash and bales
r.	Removal of Waste Materials from Sites.
4. Total Works 
Brash  - 2333
Lime seed and fertiliser - 27.53
Supply of Heather Brash - 1408
Supply of Heather Bales - 150
Gully Blocking - Coir Logs - 396
Gully Blocking Peat Dams - 390
Gully Blocking Stone dams - 1338
Gully blocking - Timber dams - 750
Reprofiling - 2700
Sphagnum planting - 610000
Vascular Plug planting - 103500
Sphagnum Pool mix planting - 16680