Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of RESAS/015/25 - ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION CODE (ERC) ACADEMIC PEER REVIEW
Notice Description
The ERC is a complex and innovative piece of Scottish Government (SG) policy and project development work. Developing a new market mechanism for nature / biodiversity that fully integrates high-integrity principles is a highly technical exercise spanning issues of biodiversity and ecosystem science, ecological survey / data and monitoring, governance, and economics, to name a few.Further information on our considerations to date in terms of what is likely to be required for the development of Scottish nature / biodiversity markets can be found in our Ecosystem Restoration Code (ERC) Engagement Paper, published in May 2025.Because of the above, the SG-NatureScot ERC project team has some key technical expertise gaps that will need to be filled to help continue our work on developing a "competent model" for an ERC by January 2026. These are as follows:1. Designing the overall structure and scope of high-integrity nature market codes and standards;2. Technical and scientific advice on high-integrity metrics and measurement approaches for biodiversity and ecosystem condition in the context of nature markets and nature related risks and dependencies to business ;3. Technical and scientific advice on high-integrity tests of additionality for nature markets; and4. Technical and scientific advice on high-integrity approaches to stacking and bundling options for nature markets.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000810685
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541355
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition.
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £6,375 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Business Support, Communities (Public Transport Unit), Corporate Procurement Unit, MPIP, Marketing Contracts, North East Scotland Pension Fund, Procurement, Procurement Department, Property & Facilities Management
- Contact Email
- david.mcneil@gov.scot, david.moar@aberdeenshire.gov.uk, jstrachan@pkc.gov.uk, kelly.fallon@ros.gov.uk, nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot, pensions@nespf.org.uk, procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk, ryan.butchart@fife.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1224045045, +44 1314793610, +44 1324506566, +44 1698752649, +44 1738475000, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3001230900, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, +44 7776346937, 0, 01467 538319
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 3DG
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM94 South Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ayr West
- Westminster Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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