Notice Information
Notice Title
River Nairn Restoration - Development Phase NRF
Notice Description
To develop a design and strategy to restore the upper catchment of the River Nairn
Lot Information
Feasibility and design
Feasibility - fluvial audit of River Nairn, mapping and analysis or survey data, development of restoration options, design development, topographic survey of surrounding floodplains, hydrological assessment, hydraulic modelling, production of flood risk assessment and final submission of design deliverables.
Monitoring and restoration strategyBackground data search and acquisition, detailed habitat map based on satellite data, aquatic habitat assessment, baseline data collection, development of monitoring and evaluation protocols.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000804322
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534642
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
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- CPV Codes
77100000 - Agricultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Aug 2025 - 27 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- 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
- ABERARDER ESTATE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- philip@aberarder.estate
- Contact Phone
- +44 7825295538
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 6UE
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Aird and Loch Ness
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534642
River Nairn Restoration - Development Phase NRF - To develop a design and strategy to restore the upper catchment of the River Nairn
Notice URLs
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