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title: "Wood ant habitat assessment and survey"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000803735"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-07-08"
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# Wood ant habitat assessment and survey

Buyer: CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000803735

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## Summary

The Cairngorms National Park Authority has initiated a procurement process for a project titled "Wood ant habitat assessment and survey," aimed at evaluating and surveying wood ant habitats within the Angus and Perthshire regions of the Cairngorms National Park. This procurement process is in the tender stage and is being conducted under an open procedure, with submissions accepted electronically. Interested parties must submit their proposals by 30th July 2025 at 12:00 pm. The procurement falls under the industry category of environmental protection and has an estimated contract value of £5,000. The project is expected to start on the same day the bids are opened, with the contract period lasting for 240 days.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental protection and ecological surveying. Companies with expertise in habitat assessment, particularly in woodland ecosystems, are well-suited to bid for this project. The successful fulfilment of this contract may help establish a foothold in the ecological consultancy market within the Cairngorms National Park, which is of national importance due to its unique wood ant species. Furthermore, businesses with capabilities in data analysis, surveying technologies, and ecological reporting can harness this contract to demonstrate their expertise and to potentially expand their portfolio in governmental environmental projects.

## Notice

Wood ant habitat assessment and survey in Angus and Perthshire within the Cairngorms National Park

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Two species of wood ant occur in Scotland, hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris) and Scottish wood ant (Formica aquilonia), both of which occur in the Cairngorms National Park. Wood ants are considered to be keystone species in woodland ecosystems due to their ability to influence food webs and soils in complex ways. The Cairngorms National Park has populations of both species which are of national importance. Wood ant mounds are highly distinctive and can often be a considerable size, but nests are not always recorded and data for the National Park is patchy. Only a relatively small proportion of woodland in the National Park has been surveyed in detail for wood ant mounds. There is currently little or no data on wood ant presence in the Perthshire council and Angus council areas of the Cairngorms National Park. Having records of wood ant mounds allows more informed decisions to be made around forestry and woodland management and is also a useful tool in better understanding habitat health and connectivity. Key outputs The contract comprises of the following elements: 1. A desk-study using existing habitat data (Native Woodland Survey of Scotland), National Vegetation Classification and aerial photography to scope-in and map the parts of Perthshire and Angus council areas in the Cairngorms National Park which have woodland with potential to support wood ants. 2. Field-based survey work to ground truth habitat suitability and search for evidence of wood ant presence in the areas identified in output 1. 3. A final report detailing the methodology and datasets used, maps of identified wood ant nest mounds and wood ant records, and maps of the woodland in Perthshire and Angus council areas of the Cairngorms National Park with the highest suitability for wood ant. 4. Shape files for areas mapped with the highest suitability for wood ant and where wood ants and wood ant nest mounds were found. The scope of the contract will include both Perthshire and Angus council areas of the Cairngorms National Park. The following areas of woodland in these council areas comprises of commercial forestry and remnant native woodland:

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534175 |
| 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 | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000 |
| Lots value | £5,000 |
| 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 | CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY |
| Post town | Perth |
| Postcode | PH26 3HG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 79314000 - Feasibility study
- 90721700 - Endangered species protection services

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534175

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL534175&idx=1
  8th July 2025 - ITT Brief - Wood ant habitat assessment and survey
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL534175&idx=2
  8th July 2025 - DRAFT - CNPA Terms & Conditions 2025
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL534175
  Wood ant habitat assessment and survey - Wood ant habitat assessment and survey in Angus and Perthshire within the Cairngorms National Park

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.cairngorms.co.uk
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