Tender: Countryside Land Management & Estate Maintenance Framework – Lake District National Park Authority

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Lake District National Park Authority is seeking suppliers for a multi-supplier Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance Framework Agreement to support its Ranger Services Team and Historic Environment Team. The Framework is divided into Lots (and sub-lots for Lot 4) and will be available to the Authority and other bodies in its network by prior agreement; companies, consultants, sole traders and SMEs may bid for one or more Lots/sub-lots provided they can supply at least one of the services listed in the Lot Specification. The appointment will allow Direct Award and Further Competition of call-off contracts, require prices to be submitted as a maximum committed for the duration of the Framework (subject to allowed annual increases), and will follow the Terms and Conditions in the ITT; draft Framework Agreements will be provided after awards (est. February–March 2027) and any award is subject-to-contract until signed. Examples of required Ranger Services work include rights of way and access maintenance, bridge maintenance, sourcing materials, visitor management, nature recovery initiatives and project work such as Coast-to-Coast and Fix the Fells, while Historic Environment requirements include heritage impact assessments, conservation appraisals, historic building recording, condition surveys, archaeological investigations, landscape and townscape assessments, design advice and other specialist studies. Tenderers must follow the ITT instructions and acquaint themselves with the Statement of Requirement and Terms and Conditions.