Medmerry Islands Restoration

Published date: 17 September 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Site preparation work - 45100000

Location of contract

PO20 7NX

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

Medmerry Islands

Published date

17 September 2024

Closing date

28 October 2024

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

3 February 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other: RSPB Tender Policy

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The Medmerry nature reserve was created just over a decade ago and covers a large area of coastal realignment, surrounded by farmland, lagoons and supporting habitat. At its centre are four islands created during the ground work phase of the realignment project (before the coastal breach was carried out). These islands were topped with shingle in crescents on their western edge with the purpose of providing habitat for breeding seabirds and shorebirds. These are birds that nest on the ground, laying their eggs directly into small bowl shape that they create on bare shingle or sand.
In the first two years after creation, the islands saw interest from breeding little terns (including unconfirmed breeding), Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher. Since this point however, vegetation
has steadily increased on the bare shingle until the point of it being unusable for breeding by the designated seabird and shorebird species. As a result, by 2023, only a single pair of
Oystercatcher nested on these islands. The RSPB are now in a position via the Solent Seascape Project to restore these areas to bare substrate and set the conditions for a large seabird colony
to form. Our aim would see the site utilised by early succession species first (Ringed Plover, Little Tern, Oystercatcher) with the conditions being created for colonisation by Black-headed
Gulls, Sandwich Tern and Common Tern. (see attachment for further detail)

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More information

Attachments

0) Covering letter Medmerry Islands tender.pdf

Tender notice

Cover Letter

1) Medmerry Islands tender document.pdf

Tender notice

Tender document

2) Medmerry Island Restoration Study.pdf

Tender notice

Restoration study

3) UXOTARA+RMS_Medmerry Islands_RSPB_V1.0.pdf

Tender notice

UXO

4) Detailed Contour map of project site.pdf

Tender notice

Detailed Contour map

5) Medmerry central islands DSM.pdf

Tender notice

Medmerry DSM

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Wes Smith

Address

Pagham Harbour Reserve
Havent Hants
PO9 1HS
England

Telephone

07725574970

Email

Wez.smith@rspb.org.uk

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