PeacePlus Peat+ Supported tender invitation for Contractors to control and eradicate Invasive Rhododendron from within a 50ha designated control area on the site of Peatlands Park SAC in Co Armagh.

Buyer

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Estimated value

£200k

Location

Northern Ireland

Deadline

23 November 2026

Published

2 November 2026

Category

Scrub-removal work

Trade

Roofing · Grounds maintenance and landscaping · Construction and civil works

Suitable for SMEs

Not flagged

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In plain English

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council seeks contractors to control and eradicate invasive Rhododendron Ponticum within a 50-hectare designated area at Peatlands Park SAC in County Armagh. Bidders must be suitably experienced, environmentally conscious, and qualified, with no specific accreditations, framework, or contract length stated.

Description from the notice

Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Borough Council has secured funding from the PEAT+ project administered by the Special EU Programmes Body. PEAT+ is a transformative cross-border partnership initiative to restore peatlands, enhance biodiversity and combat climate change across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. The Council invites Tenders from suitably experienced, environmentally conscious and qualified contractors to control and eradicate Invasive Rhododendron from within a 50ha designated control area on the site of Peatlands Park SAC in Co Armagh. The primary objective of this restoration work is to control all Rhododendron Ponticum a non native invasive plant species within the designated control area. The fund aims to deliver large-scale peatland restoration across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland on 22 priority sites. The PEAT+ Project will also help recover threatened species closely associated with peatland habitats, including golden plover and the large heath butterfly.