Nelson City Council - ADVANCE NOTICE - Large-scale Planting, Plant Maintenance, Weed Control and Targeted Animal Pest Control - RFP - 17 December 2025

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RFx ID: 33234186 Organisation: Nelson City Council Open date: Wednesday, 17 December 2025 4:30 PM +13:00 Close date: Friday, 13 February 2026 5:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services 77000000 - Environmental Services 83000000 - Public Utilities and Public Sector Related Services Region: Nelson Overview: In the first week of February 2026, Nelson City Council will invite suppliers to respond to an RFP for the delivery of large-scale ecological restoration works across NCC upland conservation and landscape reserves, and rural esplanade reserves. This is a challenging and lucrative long-term opportunity for a supplier with the knowledge, capability and capacity to deliver this important work. The work specifically includes: • Native restoration/forest transition planting • Planting aftercare (1–5 years) • Pest plant control to protect plantings (preplanting and ongoing) • Landscape-scale weed control • Focused animal pest control to protect plantings and promote accelerated native regeneration • The provision of professional support to volunteers working on Council land, to achieve these same outcomes. The procurement covers multiyear restoration programmes across upland reserves. Key objectives are: • Restore indigenous ecosystems at scale using resilient, climate appropriate native species. • Reduce invasive plant cover to levels that allow native plant survival and recruitment. • Deliver consistent, high-quality maintenance to secure planting success. • Meet NCC climate, biodiversity, cultural and emissions reduction objectives. Key outcomes are: • Restoration works delivered on time, to specification, with survival rates >85% at Year 5. • Supplier tracks, reports, and continually improves carbon and cost efficiencies of field operations. • Invasive plant cover and animal browse pressure is reduced to levels that allow native plant survival, recruitment, and succession. • Local workforce development is supported, including training pathways in conservation work. This 6+2+2 year contract is expected to start from 1 July 2026 and includes extensive monitoring and reporting.