The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an agency within the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). As part of its remit, NIEA manages a suite of properties through their Regional Operations team (RO) including National Nature Reserves which have been designated as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) through UK legislation and as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protected Areas (SPAs) Designated and protected by European legislation for their significant habitat value. NIEA has a responsibility for the management of these sites to ensure that they are under favourable management with a view to attaining and remaining in favourable conservation status. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Rivers Directorate is a key branch within the Department for Infrastructure, dedicated to managing and overseeing Northern Ireland's watercourses and flood risk management. DfI Rivers plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and sustainability of the region's watercourse infrastructure. NIEA wishes to appoint a supplier to provide specialist wetland management services using Truxor machinery. This contract will be for a period of five years. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for full details of the requirements.

Procurement Act 2023

Open procedure

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps