Tender Opportunity: Catcott Lows Hide

Somerset Wildlife Trust; Taunton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An environmental organization in Taunton is seeking tenders for constructing a wheelchair accessible bird hide at Catcott Nature Reserve. The successful Tenderer will be responsible for sourcing materials and ensuring compliance with planning permission and relevant health and safety standards. All applicants must demonstrate their qualifications and experience in similar projects. The closing date for submissions is 5pm on 13th February 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in sourcing materials and construction for similar projects.
• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements in construction.

Responsibilities

• Source materials for constructing a wheelchair accessible bird hide.
• Ensure compliance with planning permission and environmental impact standards.

Job description

Tender Opportunity: Catcott Lows Hide

Closing date: Friday 13 February 2026 Salary: TBC Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time Multiple locations: Taunton, Somerset

Catcott Nature Reserve

Catcott Nature Reserve, North off Middle Road Catcott, Glastonbury, Somerset with opportunities for hybrid working Apply here

Are you interested in sourcing materials for and constructing our new hide at Catcott Nature Reserve?

The successful Tenderer(s) will source materials for and construct a wheelchair accessible single storey bird hide with boardwalk access ramp, all of wooden construction, raised on wooden piles in line with consented planning permission documents at Catcott Nature Reserve (part of the Somerset Wetlands NNR).

How to apply

Guidelines

To tender for this contract please download the information documents and submit with y our written response, covering the following areas:

• Your experience and credentials in carrying out such work.
• An overview of how you foresee the work being completed
• A review of your own risk management processes in terms of project and site management
• An assessment of the key risks facingyourselves and primary (sub)contractor, and Somerset Wildlife Trust; and how you can provide specific support to us on these risks.
• A statement on how the equipment, mobile plant, construction methods and materials would be selected / sourced to minimize the environmental impact of the project on the peatland habitat and wider environment.
• A proposed timetable of works and resource allocation plan.
• An overview of how you will ensure you and the Trust are compliant with all Health and Safety requirements whilst the project is underway in line with relevant ISO standards and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 as a minimum.
• You should also confirm the role that subcontractors may have in the project, and their experience and credentials for undertaking such works.
• The organisation’s public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance including names of insurer, policy numbers and expiry date, the limits for any one accident and the excesses under the policy.
• The organisation’s written health and safety at work policy.
• The organisation’s Environmental Policy/Statements must be included.
• Any other information deemed to be appropriate and relevant to the Tender submission;
• Contact details of three organisations for which you have performed similar work and who may be approached for references.

The closing date is 5pm on 13th February 2026. Please note that we will review applications throughout the advertising period and may close the advert early if a suitable applicant is found.

Somerset Wildlife Trust has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan and is committed to continuing to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of every aspect of our work; we know we need to engage with everyone to live our values and achieve our goals. We welcome applications from everyone and are happy to discuss any accommodations or arrangements that would make the recruitment process better for you, and the working environment should you be employed.