# GB-Leeds: Z/3298 Planting to Roger Stevens Pond

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Leeds](/buyers/university-of-leeds/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: BIOMATRIX WATER
- Award value: £80,000
- Tender value: £80,000
- Award date: 2 August 2018
- Published: 27 November 2018
- Contract start: 7 August 2018
- Contract end: 19 September 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 11a818c6-0a57-404f-8322-ebfb87b56dfe-255465
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b583d54f-6a83-4bd2-8e90-a4c274428baf

## Description

The objective of the project is to remove the need for the fountains to oxygenate the pond and to create a more sustainable method to do this\. Through the use of natural ecology, inserting planting into the pond, that provides natural oxygenation and improves the quality of the water\. This in turn will lead to much improved biodiversity in the immediate area and provide and an enhancement of the local environment\. The pond will be drained by the university and then the successful contractor will design and implement a new pump system to ensure the growth and development of the new planting arrangement\. They will also comply with the 'Planting Arrangement' design given or will suggest another design with reasoning as to why this would be better\. The successful contractor will then supply and fit the new plants in accordance with the approved design\. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SMEs\)\. However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11a818c6-0a57-404f-8322-ebfb87b56dfe-255465)