---
title: "Award of RESAS/015/25 - ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION CODE (ERC) ACADEMIC PEER REVIEW"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000810685"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2025-10-14"
---

# Award of RESAS/015/25 - ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION CODE (ERC) ACADEMIC PEER REVIEW

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000810685

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## Summary

See notice for full details.

## Notice

The ERC is a complex and innovative piece of Scottish Government (SG) policy and project development work. Developing a new market mechanism for nature / biodiversity that fully integrates high-integrity principles is a highly technical exercise spanning issues of biodiversity and ecosystem science, ecological survey / data and monitoring, governance, and economics, to name a few.Further information on our considerations to date in terms of what is likely to be required for the development of Scottish nature / biodiversity markets can be found in our Ecosystem Restoration Code (ERC) Engagement Paper, published in May 2025.Because of the above, the SG-NatureScot ERC project team has some key technical expertise gaps that will need to be filled to help continue our work on developing a "competent model" for an ERC by January 2026. These are as follows:1. Designing the overall structure and scope of high-integrity nature market codes and standards;2. Technical and scientific advice on high-integrity metrics and measurement approaches for biodiversity and ecosystem condition in the context of nature markets and nature related risks and dependencies to business ;3. Technical and scientific advice on high-integrity tests of additionality for nature markets; and4. Technical and scientific advice on high-integrity approaches to stacking and bundling options for nature markets.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541355 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition. |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,375 |
| 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; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CONSUMER SCOTLAND; FALKIRK COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; NHS HIGHLAND; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 3DG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM94 South Ayrshire |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Ayr West |
| Westminster constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 26 |
| Supplier names | AGILE SOLUTIONS GB; ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST; AYRSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; BMES (SCOTLAND; BRIGHT DIGITAL MARKETING LTD (BRIGHT SIGNALS; BRODIES; CARAT; D&J TAXIS; EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS; ELECTRO-TEK; HARVEY NASH; HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY; IGNITE CONSULTING; IMPERIAL CIVIL ENFORCEMENT SOLUTIONS; INSIGHT DIRECT (UK; JOHN DOE GROUP; JUMP RESEARCH; PA CONSULTING GROUP; RICHARD IRVIN FM; SCOTTISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE; SIRONA MEDICAL; SOLE TRADER; SYNAPTIK; THE KEIL CENTRE; VENESKY BROWN; W H KIRKWOOD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2025 at 09:14 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541355

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- https://consumer.scot/

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