Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance Framework

• Supply bridge materials as component parts and/or complete structures in a variety of materials including recycled plastic, metal, timber, concrete, stone. These bridges will need to be to our specification or bespoke design in some cases.
• Using the materials listed above, build and install those bridges in a wide variety of locations, including some remote and difficult to get to. This can include machine work, working with helicopter delivery companies, working with hand tools, demolition and construction of abutments.
• To repair existing bridge structures in situ, including replacement of handrails, decking boards, beams, abutments e.g. stonework.
• To provide designs to structural engineers' standards to meet the supplied specifications for a wide range of bridge types, including footbridges, bridleway bridges and those suitable for road traffic in some instances. This might include reviewing and revising our existing designs and specifications, to producing bespoke designs for individual unique locations and bridge types.
• For structural engineers to inspect the current condition of bridges and abutments to check they meet the standards for the required user groups and to sign off newly installed bridges to verify that they meet the required specification and standards.
• To provide, erect and use scaffolding, including in remote locations, to complex designs, to enable the team to carry out maintenance and construction work on the bridges and other rights of way work in a safe and secure manner, following current industry and health and safety standards. Services required:
• Supply of prefabricated bridge kits
• Provision of materials e.g. timber/ plastic/ metal
• Bespoke design of bridges
• Installation of bridges
• Repair of bridges
• Engineer surveys on bridges
• Scaffolding on bridges to support safe installation or repair

• Pipes/drains
• Grass seed
• Treated and some graded timber for fencing and the construction of timber boardwalks
• Gates
• Waymark roundels for Public Footpaths, Bridleways, Byways and permitted routes
• Local stone (from the Lake District) for construction of unbound surface paths, stone for drainage works and dry-stone walling and bridge revetments
• Plastic boardwalks from 1m to 3m width with non-slip finish
• Metalwork (gate springs, gate hinges, catches screws, nuts, etc.)
• Screened (inert) topsoil
• Fingerposts and Waymarkers
• Benches
• Fencing wire
• Metal fencing (i.e. Clipex)
• Native tree species grown from seeds sourced in seed zone 301, or if unavailable, 302.

• Un-bound, bound, crushed stone or tarmac paths.
• Machine construction of profile inversion (subsoil) paths
• Supply and delivery and laying of stone flags
• Construction and repair of pitched stone paths using local stone. Drainage works - The supply, construction, repair and maintenance of;
• Plastic drainage of all sizes.
• Stone culverts
• Drainage ditches. Fencing, Walling and hedgerows- The supply, construction, repair and maintenance of;
• All forms of fencing including Post and rail, post and wire, metal estate style
• Drystone and bound (mortared) walling in local vernacular style.
• Hedgerows planted and maintained in the local vernacular style. Vegetation management
• Mechanical and chemical control of vegetation on public rights of way, open land and formal sites including control of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS). Countryside Furniture - The supply, construction, repair, and maintenance of;
• Wooden and metal fingerposts, signs, benches, gates stiles, boardwalks and other countryside furniture. Tree Works
• Surveying, planting, felling, maintaining and high access rope work relating to tree management.
• Supply of native tree and plant species. Transportation
• Transportation of plant, machinery, materials to accessible parts of the National Park. Habitat Restoration Works
• Restore peatland areas by hand and or machine.
• Planting of native species Traffic Management Supply and management of traffic control systems on public highways up to 'A' road standards. Please see our Rights of Way Specification Resource Pack at Appendix 1. Services required:
• Surfacing
• Drainage installation and maintenance
• Sub soiling
• Installation of stone flags
• Pitching to create paths
• Fencing
• Walling
• Vegetation control and clearance
• Installation of countryside furniture (e.g. fingerposts/benches)
• Tree works
• Planting (trees and hedgerows)
• Spraying (herbicides)
• Hedge trimming
• Salting and gritting paths
• Trail sweeping
• Mooring works (Ullswater/servicing)
• Graffiti removal
• Woodland management through thinning, coppicing, halo thinning, girdling, and processing of timber
• Bracken management through mowing, rolling, or chemical application
• Scrub management
• Hedge laying
• Grassland restoration and management activities; mowing, baling, weed wiping, harrowing, seeding, plug planting
• Chemical control of invasive, non-native species Please also see Appendix 1 of the ITT.

• Traffic management e.g. traffic lights
• Planning consultancy
• Structural engineering design
• Construction Design and Management works
• Electronic counting surveys - people, horses, vehicles, bikes etc
• Rights of Way consultants
• Project managers
• Visitor monitoring and data
• Property management and consulting Lot 4b: Natural Environment:
• Ecological surveys (e.g. habitat surveys using NVC, UKHAB frameworks/Habitat condition monitoring using BNG or CSM methods/specialist surveys for taxonomical groups i.e Bryophytes, Lichens, protected species groups, insects)
• Baseline surveys
• Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans
• Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat bank monitoring survey and reporting
• Habitat and property management and monitoring planning
• Drone Surveys
• Geospatial surveys Lot 4c: Historic Environment:
• Historic Structure Surveys (e.g. condition surveys, archaeological and structural assessments and repair schedules)
• Archaeological surverys (e.g condition surveys, fieldwork, heritage assessments)
• Contract administration services for Historic Structure Construction Projects

• First aid
• Manual handling
• Practical countryside management training e.g.: walling, fencing
• Plant and machinery operations e.g.: 4WD training, chainsaws, quad bikes, strimmers;
• Species management training (e.g tree conditions surveys)
• Please see Appendix 2 of the ITT for a list of all training requirements.

• Plant: diggers, dumpers, tracked power barrows, remote flails, chippers.
• Vehicles: land rovers, pick-ups, 4x4s, electric vans and cars.
• Power tools: compressors, jet washes, cement mixers, drills, stone saws, angle grinders chop saws etc.
• Hand tools: spades, panel saws, shovelers, tampers, steel bars etc.
• PPE: chainsaw trousers, hard hats, eye protection, hearing protection etc.
• Fuel (Aspen, diesel, petrol, LPG etc.)
• Servicing and safety inspections (e.g. LOLA checks on lifting strops and chains, and general servicing of tools like compressors)
• Bi-annual service of outboard motors for patrol boats
• Servicing of patrol boat trailers
• Annual servicing of life jackets, patrol boat radar systems and CCTV systems. We require maintenance and servicing of all machinery and vehicles. Services required:
• Servicing
• Repairs
• Maintenance (boats, outboard engines, trailers, lifejackets, diggers, dumpers, radar, CAT scanners, generator calibration)
• Inspection of kit/ equipment
• LOLER items checks
• Supply of new machinery as required

• Transport of materials and equipment within the Lake District National Park using helicopters
• Airlift operations
• Load preparation (stropping, bunding)
• Ground crew provision
• Flight planning and risk assessment

• General construction project work (see description)
• Sub soiling
• Stone flags
• Pitching
• Construction Design and Management work
• Supply and construction of bridges
• Public path works
• Securing relevant consents, assents and planning permissions
• Woodland Management
• Grassland restoration
• Riverbank Stabilization

Tenderers should read the instructions contained in this ITT carefully before submitting a response.