Framework agreement for the delivery of beaver advice and management interventions

Description

NatureScot wish to appoint one or more consultants to a framework agreement for the delivery of beaver advice and management interventions in Tayside and other catchments where beavers are present. The framework agreement will be in place for a maximum of 3 years (expected to commence June 2021). This Notice is Stage 1 of a two-stage procurement process. The framework agreement will include a range of advisory and management works. The key objectives are: - to advise NatureScot and clients on techniques and options open to them to lawfully manage the impacts of beaver activity on their land, and to provide advice on appropriate mitigation and wider land management approaches that may help to reduce conflicts. - following an agreed approach with the land manager and NatureScot, implement a range of management interventions. Services covered by the framework include: 1. Beaver ecology and land management advice 2. Advice on the interaction between beavers and fisheries, and appropriate mitigation 3. Tree protection using weld mesh and WOBRA deterrent paint (under NatureScot permissions) 4. Dam modification (dam notching; installing flow devices) 5. Beaver exclusion (beaver-proof fencing; lodge exclusion; culvert protection) 6. River restoration, river/flood bank protection and water margin management works 7. Riparian planting 8. Advice on financial support for environmental measures 9. Trapping and transporting beavers as part of translocation projects. Full details will be provided to candidates short-listed to Stage 2 (Invitation to Tender).