Canada Farm Meadows Rewetting
About This Opportunity
This is a works contract in the environment and climate, rural development and water and sanitation sectors, with a focus on Biodiversity, Drainage and Pastoralism. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for civil works in the environment and climate sector. Works contracts of this nature generally require demonstrated experience in similar infrastructure projects, adequate equipment and technical personnel, and financial capacity including bank guarantees. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.
Description
Canada Farm Meadows are part of Shapwick Heath SSSI. They are an area of species-rich floodplain meadows on deep peat. It is designated for its species-rich grassland, breeding waders, and ditch fauna and flora. The ditches are in Unfavourable Condition as they are dry throughout the year except during winter flooding. They have become isolated from the rest of the catchment as they no longer convey water because they are heavily silted and in parts covered in scrub; water control structures no longer function due to lack of management. This inability to convey water into this site during the spring and summer months causes the deep peat soils (averaging 2.00 meters) to dry out, oxidise and release carbon, increasing atmospheric CO₂ levels and contributing to climate change.
Restoring the Canada Farm Meadow ditches and replacing defunct culverts will allow water to reach throughout the site all year round. This site will become wetter benefiting wet grassland species and breeding waders, and the high ground-water table will create more favourable anaerobic conditions for peat soils to reduce oxidisation rates and CO₂ emissions. This scheme shall contribute to government targets to reduce CO₂ emissions from peat and improve habitat conditions for the biodiversity of this wetland landscape.
Requirement
Replace four defunct culverts and restore 700 metres of ditches across 10.6 hectares of floodplain grazing marsh on deep peat soils. Culverts are to allow cattle and agricultural machinery to cross ditches.
Replacing Culverts
• Working method to follow: Somerset IDB Gateway Construction Culvert Sequence Guide - using Galvanised Steel Motorway Barrier Headwalls
• Somerset Internal Drainage Board Consent has been granted provided compliance with the following Culvert Details:
a. Depth of existing channel: 900mm
b. Rigid twin-walled plastic pipe: 600mm diameter, 6000mm length
c. Back fill material: Clean crushed locally sourced quarried natural stone compacted with road-roller
d. Cover to over top of pipe: 400mm depth
e. Ditch width: 2700mm
• Dry working area
• Solid, stable structures upon completion
• Stock-proof upon completion
Restoring Ditches
• Woody vegetation removal
• Silt removal and disposal
• Disposal of vegetation matter
General Considerations
• Working on peat soils
• Working within wetland
• Working within Shapwick Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest
• Protected species - where applicable
• Additional Environmental Considerations
• Livestock
The main outputs for this project will be:
1. Installation of 4x culverts.
2. Restore 700-meter ditch system
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on July 20, 2026. Last refreshed 1 day ago. Reference: 068293-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
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Frequently asked questions about this tender
Is this tender still open?
No — the contract has already been awarded to John porter. The award notice is archived on BidsFactory for transparency and market intelligence.
Who is the contracting authority?
This notice was issued by Natural England in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.
What type of contract is this?
This is a Works contract in the Environment & Climate sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
How much was the contract awarded for?
John porter was awarded the contract for £48,400. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.
Where will the contract be performed?
The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
How can I submit a bid?
Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 068293-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.
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