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UK1 Pipeline Notice NRW River Restoration All Wales Framework

Natural Resources Wales · Local or regional public body

In brief

Natural Resources Wales has announced plans to buy property work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £10,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 September 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £10,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

This is a pipeline notice to alert the market to a forthcoming tender opportunity during Spring 2027. NRW is renewing its existing River Restoration All Wales Framework and aims to appoint multiple suppliers across multiple geographical lot areas to carry out a range of services. The work includes both in-river conservation actions and riparian interventions and management including but not limited ot the below: Placement of large wood, boulders and gravel to restore river habitats; Installation of leaky woody dams in river channels; River channel re-profiling and re-meandering to restore river habitats; Installation of small scale rock ramps to aid fish passage; Removal of hard bank…Read the full description
This is a pipeline notice to alert the market to a forthcoming tender opportunity during Spring 2027. NRW is renewing its existing River Restoration All Wales Framework and aims to appoint multiple suppliers across multiple geographical lot areas to carry out a range of services. The work includes both in-river conservation actions and riparian interventions and management including but not limited ot the below: Placement of large wood, boulders and gravel to restore river habitats; Installation of leaky woody dams in river channels; River channel re-profiling and re-meandering to restore river habitats; Installation of small scale rock ramps to aid fish passage; Removal of hard bank revetment e.g gabions, block stone to restore natural banks; Removal of smaller scale weirs (e.g block stone weirs) and culverts; Removal or breaching of flood embankments for floodplain reconnection; Creation and improvement of floodplain habitats such as scrapes, ponds and other environmental enhancements. Use of bio-engineering materials such as coir rolls, willow faggots, coir matting and rock rolls may be required for elements of channel restoration works. Farm improvements to drainage and pipework Installation of mains and natural water supply troughs including the use of solar pumps. Farm works including concrete work, hard-coring gateways, roof water guttering, grey water harvesting Large scale river corridor stock fencing Tree planting Minor works including small culvert works and construction of footbridges Installation of angling platforms

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 098863-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

90

Awards

63

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From notice 098863-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.