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Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management

Scottish Government

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26 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, through Marine Scotland, procured a sustainability appraisal of fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features in Scottish waters. The work covers 11 inshore MPAs, 22 Special Areas of Conservation, 14 Marine Special Protection Areas and 30 colony SPAs, with the SAC and colony SPA numbers potentially reducing after further scoping. The appraisal is intended to support Scottish Ministers’ decisions on implementing fisheries management measures. The requirement also includes an additional pre-consultation workshop and further stakeholder engagement. This is a specialist environmental and marine-planning consultancy service, classified under CPV 73210000 for research consultancy services. The Scottish Government acted as the buying organisation and central purchasing body, with delivery taking place within Scottish waters.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by technical reasons and the need for additional stakeholder engagement, consultation and an extended contract period. There was one lot, including the additional pre-consultation workshop. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. ABPmer was awarded the contract for £21,851.61. The award was recorded and the contract signed on 26 August 2026. The contract is active. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The award information identifies ABPmer as the selected supplier; no separate award scoring or weighted evaluation criteria are stated in the available process information.

For a supplier assessing future marine-planning work with the Scottish Government, this procurement shows demand for specialist sustainability appraisal connected to fisheries management and protected areas. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in marine environmental assessment, fisheries management measures and the interaction between inshore MPAs, SACs, SPAs and Priority Marine Features. The requirement also indicates that practical stakeholder engagement matters: suppliers should be able to support consultation, undertake further scoping and run a pre-consultation workshop. Experience producing analysis that can inform ministerial or other public-sector decisions would be relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that a focused specialist consultancy can be credible for work of this scale, either independently or through a carefully assembled expert team.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management

Notice Description

Marine Scotland invites a tender from a suitable contractor to complete a sustainability appraisal for fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, which includes Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Priority Marine Features management in Scottish waters. The sustainability appraisal will support Scottish Ministers in their decision to implement fisheries management measures at: 11 inshore MPAs 22 SACs possibly reducing to 15 following further scoping work 14 Marine SPAs 30 colony SPAs possibly reducing to 12 following further scoping work

Lot Information

Lot 1

Additional Pre-consultation workshop has been requested as part of this contract.

Procurement Information

The Scottish Ministers wish to incorporate further engagement with stakeholders on MPAs which involves additional consultation work for contractor within an extended period of the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841211
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563130
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£21,851 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB11 9DB
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Torry/Ferryhill
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ABPmer

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563130
    Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management - Marine Scotland invites a tender from a suitable contractor to complete a sustainability appraisal for fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, which includes Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Priority Marine Features management in Scottish waters. The sustainability appraisal will support Scottish Ministers in their decision to implement fisheries management measures at: 11 inshore MPAs 22 SACs possibly reducing to 15 following further scoping work 14 Marine SPAs 30 colony SPAs possibly reducing to 12 following further scoping work

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