Pipeline Framework: Hoveton Wetland Restoration Project – Fish Removal

A pipeline has been launched for Hoveton Wetland Restoration Project – Fish Removal.The contract start Date is 25 October 2019. Approach to market date is 24 September 2019.As part of delivering the restoration of Hoveton Great Broad and Hudson’s Bay a contractor is required to deliver biomanipulation of the fish community within these shallow lakes. This requires fish removal, using a viariety of methods, to reduce the biomass by >75 % with a focus on zooplanktivirous and benthivorous species. The contractor will also gather data and report on the biomass, fish communities, size and age class before and after the fish removal. In addition, following the initial biomanipulation the contractor will be required to respond at short notice (4 weeks) to any flood events or other fish barrier failure to restore the lower biomanipulated biomass, this included reporting on the number/biomass of fish ingress into the two broads. For more information, please register on the Bravo Portal.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Defra Network eTendering Portal, DGC, Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AH. Email: al.dyson@environment-agency.gov.uk (Alison Dyson)