--- title: "Survey of supply-side actors in Scotland's current, nascent and potential future natural capital markets" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2022-08-11" --- # Survey of supply-side actors in Scotland's current, nascent and potential future natural capital markets Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government has initiated a tender process for the procurement of a survey of supply-side actors in Scotland's natural capital markets. The title of the tender is "Survey of supply-side actors in Scotland's current, nascent and potential future natural capital markets". The procurement falls under the services category and is in the open stage. The deadline for submissions is September 8, 2022, with the bid opening scheduled for the same date. The survey aims to better understand motivations and preferences of various stakeholders towards natural capital investment. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in market research and survey design to engage in Scotland's natural capital markets. Companies specialising in environmental services, market research, and consultancy are well-suited to compete. The survey will focus on public, private, third sector, and community landowners and managers in rural Scotland, offering insights into market perceptions and opportunities for investment in natural capital to support climate change targets and environmental policy objectives. ## Notice 1. The Scottish Government (SG) wishes to commission a survey or market research contractor to design and deliver a nationally representative, predominantly quantitative survey of 'supply-side' actors in Scotland's current, nascent and potential future natural capital markets to better understand their motivations and preferences for market participation and any risks, barriers, key opportunities etc that they may perceive. The survey will consider attitudes towards both public and responsible private investment in natural capital, alongside blended finance approaches. The project will commence with a focussed qualitative and / or evidence review stage to help scope the main themes and questions for consideration in the quantitative survey. The population of interest for this study can be defined broadly as all public, private, third sector and community landowners and managers in rural Scotland and their associated landholdings. Background & Context 2. Natural capital is a concept that recognises the role of our natural environment, alongside its intrinsic value, as an asset that provides flows of ecosystem services (e.g. clean water, carbon storage, recreational opportunities) which benefit our society and economy, making human life both possible and worth living. Framing the natural environment in this way emphasises the need to invest in and manage this asset, within safe environmental limits, so that we can continue to enjoy these benefits. ### Lot Information Lot 1 3. A recent report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI) defined the finance gap for nature as the 'difference between required spending and committed / planned spending associated with the delivery of a set of nature-related outcomes'. Given the scale of this gap for Scotland (central estimates suggest a gap of 20 Billion GBP over the next decade ), both public and responsible private investment in Scotland's natural capital will be essential to meet the pace and scale of the challenge of delivering on our climate change targets and wider environment and land use policy objectives. However this challenge is also an opportunity - estimates suggest that UK private sector natural capital markets could be worth around 760 Million GBP annually by 2030 . 4. In recognition of the significant challenge and opportunity for Scotland, the SG's updated National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) includes a commitment to developing a "values-led, high-integrity market for responsible private investment in natural capital, supported by a national project pipeline for nature-based solutions" . In March 2022, SG published a set of Interim Principles for Responsible Investment in Natural Capital , marking an important early action to support the delivery of this NSET commitment. 5. The Interim Principles (see Box 1) set out the SG's ambitions and expectations for a values-led, high-integrity market for responsible private investment in natural capital to communities, investors, land managers, land owners, public bodies and other market stakeholders. In broad terms, SG expects that increasing levels of natural capital investment in Scotland should deliver benefits for local communities, and wider society, in line with Just Transition principles and our land reform objectives. Natural capital markets should also be 'high-integrity' by delivering high quality, verifiable environmental outcomes that contribute robustly to SG climate and environmental goals. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG456122 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 8 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Sep 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH1 3DG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG456122 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG456122&idx=1 11th August 2022 - CR/2022/08 - ITT - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG456122 Survey of supply-side actors in Scotland's current, nascent and potential future natural capital markets - 1. The Scottish Government (SG) wishes to commission a survey or market research contractor to design and deliver a nationally representative, predominantly quantitative survey of 'supply-side' actors in Scotland's current, nascent and potential future natural capital markets to better understand their motivations and preferences for market participation and any risks, barriers, key opportunities etc that they may perceive. The survey will consider attitudes towards both public and responsible private investment in natural capital, alongside blended finance approaches. The project will commence with a focussed qualitative and / or evidence review stage to help scope the main themes and questions for consideration in the quantitative survey. The population of interest for this study can be defined broadly as all public, private, third sector and community landowners and managers in rural Scotland and their associated landholdings. Background & Context 2. Natural capital is a concept that recognises the role of our natural environment, alongside its intrinsic value, as an asset that provides flows of ecosystem services (e.g. clean water, carbon storage, recreational opportunities) which benefit our society and economy, making human life both possible and worth living. Framing the natural environment in this way emphasises the need to invest in and manage this asset, within safe environmental limits, so that we can continue to enjoy these benefits. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=703132 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=703132 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000703132.json.