--- title: "Peatland ACTION - Monitoring (RMN) survey framework 2024" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE" published: "2023-12-19" --- # Peatland ACTION - Monitoring (RMN) survey framework 2024 Buyer: SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576.json) ## Summary The Scottish Natural Heritage is planning the tender for the Peatland ACTION - Monitoring (RMN) survey framework 2024. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for February 1, 2024. The opportunity is in the services category and aims to appoint contractors from across Scotland for survey work. The location for the procurement is Inverness, UK. The contract involves monitoring sites selected from across the country before and after restoration, with surveys scheduled from May to October 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the environmental protection industry to compete for the contract. Companies specialising in environmental surveying, restoration monitoring, and related services would be well-suited to bid for this opportunity. The planned procurement process invites contractors to demonstrate their technical expertise and propose cost-effective solutions. Businesses targeting sustainable environmental practices and biodiversity conservation initiatives may find this tender particularly relevant for business growth. ## Notice In January 2024 NatureScot Peatland ACTION will advertise the opportunity to tender for the Monitoring (RMN) survey framework 2024, we wish to appoint contractors from across Scotland creating a good geographical spread to ensure the efficiency, flexibility and sustainability of any survey work undertaken. The Peatland ACTION Restoration Monitoring Network (RMN) is establishing a cost effective, repeatable, long term monitoring approach on a subset of sites. The implementation of the RMN will be outlined in the statement of requirement when the full notice is published in January 2024. In summary sites are selected from across the country and monitoring is undertaken before and after restoration (1, 5 and 10 years). Restoration effectiveness will be assessed by measuring change across a range of indicators that reflect restoration objectives in terms of preventing further degradation and providing the conditions needed to enable recovery of the peatland ecosystem. On each site the contractors will be required to undertake an assessment of the monitoring area, take between 5 - 10 fixed point photographs along with 20 vegetation quadrats and 20 feature status assessments. In addition, during the post restoration surveys contractors will be required to install permanent markers on the vegetation quadrat corners. Surveys will be undertaken through commissioning of contractors to undertake sampling from May to October 2024. Sites will be added to the RMN with an annual programme of surveys, there is the possibility of extensions to this framework contract as required. ### Lot Information Lot 1 A full notice will be published along with a statement of requirements (SOR) on PCS in January 2024. Bidders will be asked to complete the requirements of the SOR which will include a set of quality (technical) questions alongside indicative costs. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495162 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 8NW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness West | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 09112000 - Lignite and peat - 09112200 - Peat - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 19 Dec 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495162 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495162 Peatland ACTION - Monitoring (RMN) survey framework 2024 - In January 2024 NatureScot Peatland ACTION will advertise the opportunity to tender for the Monitoring (RMN) survey framework 2024, we wish to appoint contractors from across Scotland creating a good geographical spread to ensure the efficiency, flexibility and sustainability of any survey work undertaken. The Peatland ACTION Restoration Monitoring Network (RMN) is establishing a cost effective, repeatable, long term monitoring approach on a subset of sites. The implementation of the RMN will be outlined in the statement of requirement when the full notice is published in January 2024. In summary sites are selected from across the country and monitoring is undertaken before and after restoration (1, 5 and 10 years). Restoration effectiveness will be assessed by measuring change across a range of indicators that reflect restoration objectives in terms of preventing further degradation and providing the conditions needed to enable recovery of the peatland ecosystem. On each site the contractors will be required to undertake an assessment of the monitoring area, take between 5 - 10 fixed point photographs along with 20 vegetation quadrats and 20 feature status assessments. In addition, during the post restoration surveys contractors will be required to install permanent markers on the vegetation quadrat corners. Surveys will be undertaken through commissioning of contractors to undertake sampling from May to October 2024. Sites will be added to the RMN with an annual programme of surveys, there is the possibility of extensions to this framework contract as required. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nature.scot - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=752576 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000752576. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000752576.json.