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Ford and Etal River and Wetland Restoration

Tweed Forum

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05 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tweed Forum is seeking a designer to develop concept and outline designs for river and wetland restoration at the Ford and Etal Estate. The service aims to enhance the freshwater environment, improve water quality, increase biodiversity and provide natural flood management benefits. The commission forms part of the River Till Restoration Strategy and the estate’s wider Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Scheme, supported by a PA2 feasibility study. This is an environmental consultancy and design opportunity, rather than construction works. Delivery is at the Ford and Etal Estate. Tweed Forum is the buying organisation and is acting as a central purchasing body for the commission.

The process reached tender: Tweed Forum invited offers through an open procedure. Responses were to be submitted electronically in English, with the tender deadline set for 2 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Bids were scheduled to open at 14:00 UTC the same day, with evaluation beginning then. The contract period is 28 September 2026 to 18 January 2027. There is one lot and no renewal or additional purchase option. The procurement is for services and is classified under consultancy services for design. Staff names and professional qualifications must be provided with the response, and alternative bids are not permitted. The opportunity is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This opportunity suits environmental consultancies, river restoration designers and multidisciplinary water-management practices able to turn restoration objectives into workable concept and outline designs. Strong candidates will understand freshwater environments, water-quality improvement, biodiversity enhancement and natural flood management, and will be able to relate design work to a wider catchment or river restoration strategy. Experience of rural estates, nature recovery, environmental land-management schemes or feasibility studies would be commercially relevant to the requirement. The work calls for named staff and their professional qualifications, so bidders should be able to put forward a clearly identified, suitably qualified design team. Firms with the technical capacity to produce concise, integrated restoration proposals should consider competing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ford and Etal River and Wetland Restoration

Notice Description

Concept & outline design phase for a river & wetland restoration project based within the Ford & Etal estate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We seek to commission a Designer to produce Concept and Outline Designs to enhance the freshwater environment and improve water quality, increase biodiversity and provide natural flood management benefits. This work is facilitated by Tweed Forum and is part of the River Till Restoration Strategy. It will form part of the Estate's wider Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Scheme and is funded through a PA2 Feasibility Study.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839336
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561650
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79415200 - Design consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 20265 days to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 18 Jan 2027 1-6 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
Tweed Forum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MELROSE
Postcode
TD6 9DF
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Leaderdale and Melrose
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Further Information

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