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title: "Award of Further Research to Support the SEIA for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Ener..."
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000735060"
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# Award of Further Research to Support the SEIA for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Ener...

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000735060

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a tender for the Further Research to Support the SEIA for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy. The procurement process was initiated by The City of Edinburgh Council and Perth & Kinross Council as buyers. The tender, titled "Award of Further Research to Support the SEIA for the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Ener...", falls under the services category and has a tender period from August 7, 2023, to January 31, 2024. The award, with a value of £29,848, was granted to AECOM.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in social research services to engage in conducting qualitative studies for the Scottish Marine Energy Research Programme. Companies adept at gathering primary data through focus groups or similar methods are well-suited for this opportunity. The active contract, signed on August 2, 2023, aims to provide evidence on the local communities' perspectives regarding offshore wind development impacts in Scotland, contributing to informed policy-making decisions.

## Notice

The Scottish Government Offshore Wind Directorate, on behalf of Scottish Ministers, invites a tender from a suitable contractor, to conduct a social research study using focus groups or a similar qualitative, deliberative in-depth methodology. This project is intended to build on and further develop the findings obtained from desk based socio-economic impact assessments (SEIAs) that are currently being conducted to support the Iterative Plan Review of the Sectoral Marine Plans for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE) and Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas decarbonisation (INTOG).The SMP-OWE and INTOG set the strategic policy and spatial framework for the sustainable development of offshore wind energy in Scottish waters, which is implemented by subsequent leasing, licensing and consenting processes. To support the development of the SMP-OWE and INTOG, environmental and ex-ante SEIAs have been commissioned and are currently being delivered. These assessments set out potential impacts expected to be caused by offshore wind developments.However, the approach being used for the SEIAs is limited in scope, focusing primarily on economic impacts, with social impacts assessed through scenarios, and does not include any primary data collection with the key stakeholder groups and communities that are likely to be affected. Whilst the Offshore Wind Directorate will engage directly with stakeholder groups such as fishers, and other marine users, through other avenues, there is still a gap in relation to the views of members of the public/local communities. This project therefore intends to address this gap.The project will involve primary data collection, using qualitative, deliberative focus groups (or a similar method) to gather first hand perspectives of local communities who may be affected by the policies in the plans, and to explore, test and refine the findings of the first iteration of the desk-based SEIA.The project will provide timely and robust evidence that will be fed into the plan development process alongside the Sustainability Appraisal (SA). The SA is then used to inform the final adopted plans, to identify any appropriate plan-level mitigation measures and to inform future consenting decisions.The project is being delivered under the auspices of the Scottish Marine Energy Research Programme (ScotMER). This programme is headed up by the Offshore Wind Directorate to coordinate the strategic delivery of the research needed to provide evidence to reduce uncertainty on the impacts of offshore wind development in Scotland on local communities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488945 |
| 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 | 24 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,848 |
| 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 | EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MORAY COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL; PKC; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE (SPA) ON BEHALF OF THENUE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Haddington and Lammermuir |
| Westminster constituency | Lothian East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 20 |
| Supplier names | 2CIRCLES COMMUNICATIONS; AECOM; ARCHWAY ROADMASTER; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; ATHLON MOBILITY SERVICES; CAPO CONSULTING; CHANGE MENTAL HEALTH; CLARK CONTRACTS; EVERWARM; FAIRWAYS GM; GORDON BARBOUR; HARVEY NASH; LAMDK; LORIEN RESOURCING; NWH GROUP; PLAYSCAPES SCOTLAND; TAY ECOLOGY; THISTLE MARINE; THOMSON GRAY CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS; VENESKY BROWN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2023 at 18:57 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488945

## Notice URLs

- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot
- https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/

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