--- title: "OWD - Investment Portfolio for Compensation" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2025-02-14" --- # OWD - Investment Portfolio for Compensation Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is planning to commission a suitable contractor or consortium to develop an implementation roadmap for a suite of strategic compensation measures for seabirds to mitigate the environmental impacts of Scottish offshore wind projects. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with detailed project commencement anticipated in the Summer of 2025. The procurement is focused on the economic affairs and general public services sectors, with a budget of £150,000. The project will address the cumulative impact of offshore wind development on marine environments, particularly seabird habitats. Interested parties are requested to register their interest and complete a Supplier Engagement questionnaire by 28 February 2025. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in environmental consulting, offshore wind project development, and marine conservation. Companies with expertise in strategic environmental planning, species protection, and habitat compensation will find this procurement particularly relevant. The successful contractor will need to liaise with numerous stakeholders and provide a comprehensive implementation roadmap, including cost estimates, logistics, monitoring plans, and risk assessments. This project can help businesses expand their portfolio in the renewable energy sector and establish a collaborative relationship with the Scottish Government. ## Notice The Scottish Government is considering commissioning a suitable contractor (or consortium) to develop an implementation roadmap for a suite of strategic compensation measures for seabirds suitable for investment relevant to Scottish offshore wind projects. This suite of measures is intended to be available as potential compensation, under the Habitats Regulations, for the environmental impacts of offshore wind development in Scotland. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Offshore Wind Directorate is considering commissioning a suitable contractor (or consortium) to develop an implementation roadmap for a suite of strategic compensation measures for seabirds suitable for investment relevant to Scottish offshore wind projects. This suite of measures is intended to be available as potential compensation, under the Habitats Regulations, for the environmental impacts of offshore wind development in Scotland. The increase in scale of Scottish offshore wind development will increase the cumulative pressure on the marine environment, including on protected networks of sites, in particular Special Protection Areas for seabirds. Given the potential magnitude of these impacts associated with the ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds, we may therefore need to compensate (under the Habitats Regulations) for these impacts at a strategic level. We anticipate that the successful contractor for this project will be asked to examine a succinct list of compensatory measures, which could range from "like-for-like" measures that are directly linked to impacted seabird populations, to wider compensatory measures which would improve the overall condition and resilience of the marine environment but not necessarily directly benefit affected seabird populations. This project would require the successful contractor to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders and experts across Scotland and the UK to identify and describe in detail the key steps and components involved in delivery of a successful programme of compensatory measures for seabirds. It would culminate in a detailed step-by-step implementation roadmap to deliver each compensatory measure, including (but not limited to): * practical steps/logistics for delivery, the potential level of compensation provided (along with an estimate of uncertainty), outline of the monitoring required to determine the level of success of a measure, estimated costs of delivery of measures, estimated costs of monitoring the success of an implemented measure, timings and interdependencies, skills, expertise and resource required, risks/opportunities etc. This work is needed urgently and we anticipate this project to commence during the Summer 2025 and run for approximately five (5) months (including time taken for Scottish Government review and sigh off on the final recommendation. Sign off is expected to be 2 x 3 week review periods). Interested parties are requested to register their interest by reviewing and completing the linked Microsoft Form - Supplier Engagement questionnaire. Depending on the level of interest generated by this Prior Information Notice, the Scottish Government reserves the right to host a Suppliers' Day.. It is envisaged that a single service provider, or consortium shall be appointed following a competitive tender exercise for the future service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523929 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - 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 | 14 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | 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 GOVERNMENT | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 8LU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90710000 - Environmental management - 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711300 - Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction - 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction - 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services ## Release History - 14 Feb 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523929 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523929 OWD - Investment Portfolio for Compensation - The Scottish Government is considering commissioning a suitable contractor (or consortium) to develop an implementation roadmap for a suite of strategic compensation measures for seabirds suitable for investment relevant to Scottish offshore wind projects. This suite of measures is intended to be available as potential compensation, under the Habitats Regulations, for the environmental impacts of offshore wind development in Scotland. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=790632 - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632 - https://forms.office.com/e/vxzvF6hcnR ## 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-r6ebe6-0000790632. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000790632.json.