Tender: Watercourse Maintenance and Flood Defence Framework – Northern Ireland (4‑Year, 5 Lots)

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The Department for Infrastructure Rivers Directorate is seeking suppliers for a four-year Watercourse Maintenance Framework to deliver watercourse maintenance and flood defence related works across Northern Ireland. The Framework is divided into five geographical Lots: Lot 1 (Lisburn and Greater Belfast), Lot 2 (Coleraine), Lot 3 (Omagh), Lot 4 (Armagh) and Lot 5 (Fermanagh). For each Lot the Authority intends to appoint a Primary Supplier and a Reserve Supplier and will award call-off contracts as Measured Term Contracts (MTCs) with individual Works Orders up to £250,000 (excluding VAT). The scope may include maintenance of designated watercourses, riverbank and flood defence maintenance and scrub clearance, tree felling/removal, provision of labour and plant, and treatment of aquatic weed and invasive species, all intended to support flood risk management and preserve hydraulic capacity within the river network.