Awarded contract

Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management

Details

Buyer: Scottish Government
Supplier(s): ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer)
Value: £21,851.61
Topic: Research consultancy services
Published: 26 August 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Marine Scotland invites a tender from a suitable contractor to complete a sustainability appraisal for fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, which includes Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Priority Marine Features management in Scottish waters. The sustainability appraisal will support Scottish Ministers in their decision to implement fisheries management measures at: 11 inshore MPAs 22 SACs possibly reducing to 15 following further scoping work 14 Marine SPAs 30 colony SPAs possibly reducing to 12 following further scoping work Lot 1: Additional Pre-consultation workshop has been requested as part of this contract.

Timeline

Completed: Award published26 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date26 August 2026

About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73210000 · Research consultancy services
90713000 · Environmental issues consultancy services

Decision makers

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