MFF167 2025-2028 Moorland Restoration Ground Works

Peak District National Park Authority
East Midlands
Open procedure
18 May 2026 to 30 June 2026

Delivery of six packages of moorland restoration works across two sites, involving the installation of stone, peat, and timber dams, re-profiling of hags, and planting of over 700,000 sphagnum and vascular plugs. The contract requires supply and delivery of materials, marshalling of aerial load lifting, and spreading of lime, seed, and heather brash. Work must be executed in remote, challenging terrain with strict seasonal constraints between August 2025 and March 2028.

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Awarded value: £272k; As published
Published: 4 July 2025
Awarded: 16 May 2026; River Stewardship Company, ConserveFor, Environmental Land Management Solutions and 2 more
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 30 June 2026

What the contract covers

Ground works contract

Provision of specialist moorland restoration services including gully blocking, peatland re-profiling, and large-scale vegetation planting for environmental conservation projects.

Install coir logs, peat dams, stone dams and timber dams into gullies
Re-profile hags and gully sides
Spread lime, seed and fertiliser
Spread heather brash on bare peat
Install stone dams and timber dams into gullies
Supply heather brash
Plant sphagnum plug plants
Plant vascular plug plants
Plant sphagnum pool mix
Supply heather bales

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Package 1 - Raven's Clough (Birchinlee)	£381k	Suitable
Package 2 -Westend Head Swains Greave Ground Works	£225k	Suitable
Package 3a Heather Brash supply	£56k	Suitable
Package 4 - Westend Head Swains Greave Planting Works	£110k	Suitable
Package 5 - Raven's Clough Planting Works	£43k	Suitable
Package 3b Heather Bale supply	£6k	Suitable

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Ground works contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 31 months
Contract dates: 18 May 2026 to 30 June 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 6
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Works
CPV codes: 45112000, 3000000, 77300000

Services in this contract

Peatland, mire and heathland restoration worksMain service£92k typicalMoorland restoration: gully blocking, hag reprofiling, brash spreading, sphagnum planting

Lifecycle

Published
4 July 2025
Contract awardedto River Stewardship Company, ConserveFor, Environmental Land Management Solutions and 2 more
16 May 2026
Contract starts
18 May 2026
Contract ends
30 June 2026

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Peak District National Park Authority

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River Stewardship Company

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/967170/mff167-2025-2028-moorland-restoration-ground-works
Buyer reference: MFF167 2025-2028 Moorland Restoration Ground Works
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05594f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Peak District National Park Authority. MFF167 2025-2028 Moorland Restoration Ground Works. Contract award, 4 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/967170/mff167-2025-2028-moorland-restoration-ground-works (accessed 5 November 2026).