Awarded contract

ERC Nature Restoration Fund Consultant

Details

Buyer: East Renfrewshire Council
Supplier(s): Conor Price Engineering Limited T/A CPE Consultancy
Value: £42,000
Topic: Environmental issues consultancy services
Published: 3 February 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

East Renfrewshire Council are looking for the provision of services related to the development and delivery of nature restoration and biodiversity enhancement projects. here is need for a dedicated resource to develop and implement project ideas to spend the Nature Restoration Fund capital budget (approx 200,000GBP at present, with the potential to be increased in future years subject to additional funding from Scottish Government). The successful external contractor will provide a nominated member of staff to work as a consultant within the Council. To assist with the delivery of the contract requirements, this person will be embedded within the council. Lot 1: East Renfrewshire Council are looking for the provision of services related to the development and delivery of nature restoration and biodiversity enhancement projects. here is need for a dedicated resource to develop and implement project ideas to spend the Nature Restoration Fund capital budget (approx 200,000GBP at present, with the potential to be increased in future years subject to additional funding from Scottish Government). The successful external contractor will provide a nominated member of staff to work as a consultant within the Council. To assist with the delivery of the contract requirements, this person will be embedded within the council.. Initial Contract period is 15 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months subject to additional funding from Scottish Government.

Timeline

Completed: Award date23 January 2026
Completed: Award published3 February 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

East Renfrewshire Council is a Scottish local authority based near Glasgow, buying as a local government organisation through its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and live contracts are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national procurement portal. Suppliers register through an online sign-up form to be considered for council contracts. Much of its purchasing runs through Scotland Excel frameworks and Procurement for Housing Scotland frameworks. A Corporate Procurement Strategy sets out how purchasing supports the council's wider objectives. Major contracts carry community benefit clauses covering local training, employment and business supply chains.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of East Renfrewshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

90713000 · Environmental issues consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-renfrewshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-renfrewshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-renfrewshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-renfrewshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-renfrewshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-renfrewshire-council.gov