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title: "Cairngorms 2030 - Future Rural Skills Project"
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buyer: "CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY"
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# Cairngorms 2030 - Future Rural Skills Project

Buyer: CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069020

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## Summary

The Cairngorms National Park Authority has issued a tender for the "Cairngorms 2030 – Future Rural Skills Project," with a focus on project management consultancy services within the services category. This initiative is set within the Cairngorms National Park, covering regions UKM7 and UKM62, and is currently at the tender stage. The deadline for submissions is 1st June 2026 at 12:00 PM BST, and the awarding will commence on the same date. This open procedure procurement, valued at £247,500, aims to equip land-based businesses to adapt to climate, policy, and economic changes through structured planning and workforce skills development.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with expertise in project management consultancy, especially those experienced in environmental, business development, and human resources management within rural settings. Companies that can provide strategic planning, skills training, and innovative approaches to enhancing business resilience in response to environmental and market changes would be well-suited for this opportunity. The procurement process encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing across estates, making it ideal for consultancies aiming to expand their influence in the public sector through the delivery of sustainable growth solutions.

## Notice

The Cairngorms 2030 Future Rural Skills Project represents a structured programme of change for land-based businesses, designed to support estates to respond proactively to climate, policy and economic pressures. The successful contractor will act as a facilitator, advisor and delivery partner, supporting estates through a staged process that moves from understanding change, to planning for it, to building the workforce capability required through delivering agreed skills training to staff.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The project seeks to support estates to move from responding to change reactively, to planning for and shaping change proactively. This will strengthen rural business resilience, support delivery of nature and climate objectives and enable estates to explore new and diversified income opportunities. The objectives of the project are to: a) Support estate owners and managers to recognise, understand and respond to key drivers of change b) Facilitate the development of clear, practical business and transition plans c) Align workforce structures and roles with future business needs d) Identify and address current and future skills needs e) Design and deliver targeted training aligned to business priorities f) Strengthen collaboration and knowledge exchange across estates g) Develop a scalable model for wider application across the National Park

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040417-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £247,500 |
| Lots value | £247,500 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY |
| Locality | GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY |
| Post town | Perth |
| Postcode | PH26 3HG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM7 Eastern Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79415000 - Production management consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 May 2026 at 10:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040417-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cairngorms.co.uk
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