Peatlands Restoration - Scrub Control on Selshion ASSI funded by PEACEPLUS PEAT+

Buyer

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Estimated value

£200k

Location

Northern Ireland

Deadline

26 November 2026

Published

3 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 remove invasive scrub, primarily birch, from approximately 20 hectares within Selshion ASSI. Bidders must be experienced and environmentally qualified, with all work strictly limited to the winter dormancy period between November and 26 February to protect peatlands and avoid bird breeding.

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 Contracting Authority ABC is inviting suitably suitably experienced, environmentally conscious and qualified contractors to eradicate all scrub from the designated control area of approximately 20 ha within Selshion ASSI. The primary objective of this contract is the targeted eradication and containment of invasive native scrub which is predominantly Birch (Betula spp. and hybrids) within the designated scrub control zones of Selshion ASSI. The overriding conservation management priority for Selshion ASSI is the absolute protection, preservation, and enhancement of the open Sphagnum / fen carpets and active cutover peatland features. All operational activities undertaken by the Contractor must strictly prevent ground disturbance, peat compaction, hydrological disruption, or chemical contamination. All operational activities undertaken by the Contractor must strictly prevent ground disturbance, peat compaction, hydrological disruption, or chemical contamination. All operations must be carried out between November and 26th February inclusive (the winter dormancy period) to completely avoid the bird breeding season and minimise ecological impacts.