Notice Information
Notice Title
OO Works - Seagrass Planting SEPD - Multi Site 1226
Notice Description
Within the ED2 price control period, SHEPD were provided with Ofgem funding to plant up to 17 hectares of seagrass meadows in order to aid biodiversity recovery, support climate adaptation pathway and provide carbon sequestration. Seagrass is found in inter-tidal and sub-tidal zones at a depth of around 10m in silt/mud environments. Seagrass Planting is typically delivered through the third sector and involves harvest of local seed and propagation in nurseries for planting - or directly planting seeds. Planting is generally done by hand through direct sowing or hand driven tools such as wheelbarrows. The Contract proposed to be awarded is for seagrass planting in the SEPD license area and the supply chain is limited. Early supplier engagement was undertaken and concluded that only Project Seagrass can meet our requirements and were willing to provide a proposal.
Procurement Information
There is an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and resultantly there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d4a1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074337-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Oct 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PLC
- Contact Name
- Yvonne McKeown
- Contact Email
- yvonne.mckeown@sse.com
- Contact Phone
- 073827049725
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PERTH
- Postcode
- PH1 3AQ
- Post Town
- Perth
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Electoral Ward
- Perth City North
- Westminster Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074337-2025
17th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068724-2025
27th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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