NRW Peatlands Restoration Framework 2025

• Value: £14M

This Lot is for the skilful manipulation of peat and other wetland soil types with tracked excavators. A range of restoration techniques are required, including raising and stabilising water levels, re-vegetating of bare peat, stopping peat erosion and cutting of dominant vegetation on Welsh Peatlands. The methods proposed relate to un-forested and afforested upland blanket bog and lowland bogs and fens.

• Value: £4M

This framework Lot includes both chemical treatment and manual removal of scrub across often large open areas of peatland. NPAP require a flexible and skilled contractor base to carry all aspects of the works which includes to remove any encroaching scrub and tree species from the areas of deep peat that have managed to establish as a result of the damaged hydrology. The management of deciduous and coniferous tree species will prevent further drying of the peat body.

• Value: £2M

This lot is a development lot for those contractors that are skilled machine operators but may have not had any direct experience of working on peatlands. The aim of this lot is to develop the market and provide training and dedicated contract management of works in order to upskill contractors for working on peatlands.