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title: "Award of Review of Benthic Monitoring Designs to provide recommendations in the context of Offsho..."
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000720636"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-04-15"
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# Award of Review of Benthic Monitoring Designs to provide recommendations in the context of Offsho...

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000720636

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract to Aquatera Ltd for the provision of advisory services on benthic monitoring designs for offshore renewable developments. The procurement process, initiated through a tender, focuses on standardizing benthic monitoring practices at offshore renewable sites in Scottish waters. The tender, titled "Award of Review of Benthic Monitoring Designs," falls under the main procurement category of services. The tender period started on 5th April 2023 and ends on 31st October 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in environmental consultancy services to contribute to offshore renewable projects in Scotland. Companies experienced in benthic monitoring approaches, survey techniques, and analytical methods are well-suited to compete. By providing recommendations for standardized monitoring designs, successful contractors can support the planning, consenting, and assessment processes for offshore wind developments in Scotland, including ScotWind and INTOG projects.

## Notice

The Marine Scotland Directorate invites tenders from suitable contractors to provide guidance and recommendations for a standardised approach to benthic monitoring at sites for offshore renewable developments. In terms of scope, this overview will focus on ScotWind and the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing rounds, and include wave and tidal energy developments where reasonable, hereafter collectively referred to as offshore renewables.The contractor will provide: (1) a review existing benthic monitoring approaches and guidance with consideration of survey techniques including emerging technologies and analytical methods, and (2) assess the most effective monitoring design in the context of offshore renewables, with suitable consideration of spatio-temporal scales, to provide recommendations for a standard approach to benthic monitoring at renewable sites in Scottish waters.This tender will contribute to the overall process of planning, consenting and assessment for ScotWind and INTOG developments by ensuring that benthic monitoring for planned and future offshore wind developments can be based on agreed principles and recommendations developed through this project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR476349 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £46,488 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | GOLSPIE |
| Post town | Kirkwall |
| Postcode | KW10 6UB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | Midlothian |
| Electoral ward | Dalkeith |
| Westminster constituency | Midlothian |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 36 |
| Supplier names | ABBEYFIELD KIRKCALDY SOCIETY; ABPMER; AECOM; AQUATERA; ARTSCAPE GARDENS; BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS; CARNEGIE CARE; COMMISSUM; CONTROL ROOM SOLUTIONS; CSI MANUFACTURING; DEREK BROWN FORESTRY & GARDENING CONTRACTOR; DFFC; DUNCAN WEMYSS; EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH; EKOS; ELECTRIFY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A MORRISON CONSTRUCTION NORTH EAST; GAS CALL SERVICES; HARVEY NASH; HAYS HYDRAULICS & MECHANICAL SERVICES; KC SCAFFOLDING; KHIPU NETWORKS; KILO MARINE ELECTRONICS; MOTT MACDONALD; OCF; PROCAST BUILDING CONTRACTORS; SIMPLEX-TURBULO; SKW CONSTRUCTION; SMART TRAVEL; SMITH AND SONS COACHES; STONEHAVEN SHELLFISH & BOAT TRIPS; SYSTRA; THE GATE WORLDWIDE; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; VENESKY BROWN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2023 at 21:04 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR476349

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.hutton.ac.uk
- http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk

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