Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Award of RESAS/008/26 - Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) 2021-2026: Five Year Evaluation

Scottish Government

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

21 Oct 2026 at 09:26

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, commissioned research to evaluate the Nature Restoration Fund’s initial five-year commitment. The work is intended to build on the interim evaluation and assess delivery against the fund’s outputs and outcomes, how these align with wider policy priorities, and their contribution to biodiversity impacts under the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and its Delivery Plan. The findings will also provide evidence for a business case on future funding for nature restoration in Scotland. This is research and related consultancy work (CPV 73000000), rather than delivery of restoration projects. The Scottish Government is the buyer, and the subject is nature restoration policy and funding across Scotland.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. EKOS Ltd was selected for the research contract, with an awarded value of £38,300. The contract was signed on 10 June 2026; no contract start or end dates are reported. The procurement was run as a Quick Quote, and the bid statistics report one bid. The evaluation criteria and detailed eligibility requirements are not stated in the available process information. The work covers the evaluation of the Nature Restoration Fund’s first five years, including assessment against stated outputs and outcomes and the fund’s relationship to Scottish biodiversity policy and desired impacts. It is intended to inform future funding proposals through a supporting business case.

This award shows demand from the Scottish Government for independent evaluation and research consultancy focused on nature restoration funding and biodiversity policy. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to evaluate programme outputs and outcomes, relate findings to wider policy objectives and assess biodiversity impacts against frameworks such as the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and its Delivery Plan. The work also calls for the ability to turn evaluation evidence into a practical business case for future public funding decisions. Research and consultancy firms with relevant environmental policy expertise, strong evaluation methods and experience translating evidence into funding recommendations are therefore well placed. The award went to EKOS Ltd, and the reported single bid indicates that only one bid was recorded for this competition; it does not establish a general level of competition or a formal requirement for any particular accreditation.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of RESAS/008/26 - Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) 2021-2026: Five Year Evaluation

Notice Description

1. The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission research that will conclude an evaluation of the initial five-year commitment to deliver a Nature Restoration Fund (NRF). This research is being commissioned to build on the interim evaluation 2021-2024, to understand how the NRF has delivered against its stated outputs and outcomes, and how these relate to broader policy priorities and desired impacts for biodiversity, specifically as set out in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (SBS) and Delivery Plan. This work will also generate evidence to support a business case to inform proposals for delivering funding for nature restoration in Scotland in the future.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841220
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567038
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
£38,300 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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

Falkirk Council

Moray Council

NHS Fife

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
21
Supplier Names

EKOS

bca insulation

Venesky Brown Ltd

Robertson Group

Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd

Invoka Consulting Limited

15489790

GRITIT

GGS Agri Ltd

Iken Business Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

ERS Ltd

McTaggart Construction Ltd

Fleming Buildings Ltd

Intersource Medical Services Ltd

thermo fisher scientific

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Kevin Kulik

Scorpio Safety Systems Ltd

Change Grow Live Services Ltd

National Centre for Social Research

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...