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Assessment of wildfire resilience at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve

Scottish Natural Heritage

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27 Jul 2026 at 09:24

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Summary of the contracting process

NatureScot, formerly Scottish Natural Heritage, is commissioning environmental services to assess wildfire resilience at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve and Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve in Scotland. The work covers the main habitats at both sites, assessing wildfire risk and potential impacts, and producing evidence to guide long-term management. It will compare similar habitats in different geological and climatic settings so that findings can be interpreted at regional and national level. The study must identify and prioritise strategic interventions across the reserves, using a risk-based approach to break up or contain areas where wildfire risk or consequences are high. Delivery will take place at Beinn Eighe NNR and Muir of Dinnet NNR in Aberdeenshire. The procurement is for environmental risk, hazard assessment and fire-prevention consultancy services.

The procurement has reached tender: NatureScot invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single lot, with electronic submission required and bids accepted in English; variants are not allowed. The tender deadline set by the buyer is 26 August 2026 at 12:00 BST. The contract period is 360 days, with no renewal or additional purchasing options. The buyer scheduled evaluation and public bid opening for 26 August 2026 at 12:00 BST. Offers will be assessed on quality and price, weighted 60% and 40% respectively. The contract supports electronic ordering and payment, and electronic invoicing is allowed. Scotland Excel is assisting with the tender on behalf of NatureScot but will not be a party to the resulting contract or manage it during its lifetime.

This opportunity suits environmental consultancies, wildfire and natural-hazard specialists, environmental engineers, and research teams able to combine field assessment with strategic land-management advice. Relevant capability includes assessing wildfire risk across different habitat types, analysing likely impacts, comparing evidence from sites with contrasting geological and climatic conditions, and translating findings into prioritised interventions. Suppliers should be able to produce robust, evidence-based analysis that can support decisions at individual reserve, regional and national level. The work also favours organisations with experience in fire prevention, environmental risk assessment, habitat or ecological assessment, and natural-risk protection. A team with practical understanding of protected or rural landscapes, spatial risk analysis and long-term resilience planning would be well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Assessment of wildfire resilience at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve

Notice Description

NatureScot is looking to improve wildfire resilience on Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve (NNR) in the long-term. This work will include an evidence-based assessment the current wildfire resilience of different habitats on Beinn Eighe NNR, and prioritisation of potential strategic interventions to improve the future wildfire resilience. Proposed interventions will be strategic and prioritised across the NNR (i.e. a risk-based approach), to break up or contain areas of high risk or high consequence of wildfire. NatureScot is also looking to undertake elements of this work on another site to make a comparison of similar habitats in a different geological and climatic area. This will help us interpret the data at a more regional and national level.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NatureScot is looking for an assessment of the main habitats on Beinn Eighe NNR and Muir of Dinnet NNR to the risk of wildfire and potential impacts to guide future management to improve the long-term resilience to wildfire. These two sites have been chosen as holding similar broad habitat types but being in different parts of the country with different environmental conditions. This research will provide us with evidence-based data which can help to inform where strategic interventions will be most effective at reducing the long-term risk and/or impact of wildfire on the NNRs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3da
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070577-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction

71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services

75251110 - Fire-prevention services

90700000 - Environmental services

90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction

90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction

90721800 - Natural risks or hazards protection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Natural Heritage
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV3 8NW
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

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