--- title: "Beinn Eighe Wildfire Resilience Assessment and Mitigation Planning" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE" published: "2026-05-22" --- # Beinn Eighe Wildfire Resilience Assessment and Mitigation Planning Buyer: SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279.json) ## Summary Scottish Natural Heritage, known for its commitment to environmental protection, is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Beinn Eighe Wildfire Resilience Assessment and Mitigation Planning." This engagement targets the environmental protection industry category and is focused on the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve near Kinlochewe in the Highlands of Scotland. As part of their strategic planning, they are seeking insights on the approaches and capabilities available for delivering evidence-based wildfire resilience assessments and mitigation planning. Business entities are encouraged to respond to the Prior Information Notice (PIN) by 3rd June 2026, with a future notice anticipated on 29th June 2026. The procurement process aims to evaluate and enhance the ecological resilience of this significant natural habitat. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental services, particularly those with expertise in ecological assessments, risk management, and mitigation planning. Companies offering innovative nature-based solutions, wildfire scenario modelling, and field data collection are well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this PIN offers an opportunity to shape the development of the final procurement requirements and showcase capabilities to a significant public sector organisation. Firms with experience in working within protected nature reserves or with a focus on enhancing habitat resilience will find this engagement particularly relevant, providing potential pathways to long-term collaboration and contract opportunities. ## Notice NatureScot intends to engage with the market to understand the capability, capacity, and approaches available for delivering evidence based wildfire resilience assessment and long term mitigation planning for Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve (NNR), located near Kinlochewe in the Highlands of Scotland. As part of this we would like to look at the comparative wildfire resilience of the main habitat types found on the NNR, which could help to inform future management to improve resilience, ideally through nature-based solutions Beinn Eighe, designated in 1951 as the UK's first National Nature Reserve, contains the largest remnant of Caledonian Pinewood in north west Scotland and is of exceptional ecological value. As part of developing the procurement approach NatureScot is seeking views and information from the marketplace through this Prior Information Notice PIN. A supplier questionnaire has been prepared to support this market engagement exercise and can be accessed here https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/OnBehalfOfNatureScotScottishNaturalHeritageBeinnEigheWildfireProject ### Lot Information Lot 1 NatureScot is considering a future requirement for the provision of evidence based wildfire risk assessment and long term mitigation planning services at Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, located near Kinlochewe in the Highlands of Scotland. Beinn Eighe is of exceptional ecological importance and contains the largest remnant of Caledonian Pinewood in north west Scotland. NatureScot is seeking to adopt a strategic and landscape scale approach to wildfire resilience. The potential requirement is expected to include the assessment of wildfire risk across a range of habitat types, the identification of key environmental parameters, and the development of mitigation options to improve long term resilience. This may also include modelling of wildfire scenarios and field data collection to support analysis. NatureScot is particularly interested in understanding the comparative wildfire resilience of different habitat types and how targeted interventions may reduce the likelihood and spread of wildfire. This Prior Information Notice is issued for information gathering and early market engagement only and does not constitute a call for competition.. NatureScot has developed a supplier questionnaire to support this market engagement exercise. Interested organisations are invited to respond via the following link https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/OnBehalfOfNatureScotScottishNaturalHeritageBeinnEigheWildfireProject Responses will inform the requirement and procurement approach ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556390 | | 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 | 22 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Jun 2026 | | 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 - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services - 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction - 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services - 75251110 - Fire-prevention services - 90700000 - Environmental services - 90711100 - Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction - 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction - 90721800 - Natural risks or hazards protection services ## Release History - 22 May 2026 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556390 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556390 Beinn Eighe Wildfire Resilience Assessment and Mitigation Planning - NatureScot intends to engage with the market to understand the capability, capacity, and approaches available for delivering evidence based wildfire resilience assessment and long term mitigation planning for Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve (NNR), located near Kinlochewe in the Highlands of Scotland. As part of this we would like to look at the comparative wildfire resilience of the main habitat types found on the NNR, which could help to inform future management to improve resilience, ideally through nature-based solutions Beinn Eighe, designated in 1951 as the UK's first National Nature Reserve, contains the largest remnant of Caledonian Pinewood in north west Scotland and is of exceptional ecological value. As part of developing the procurement approach NatureScot is seeking views and information from the marketplace through this Prior Information Notice PIN. A supplier questionnaire has been prepared to support this market engagement exercise and can be accessed here https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/OnBehalfOfNatureScotScottishNaturalHeritageBeinnEigheWildfireProject ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nature.scot - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279 - https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/OnBehalfOfNatureScotScottishNaturalHeritageBeinnEigheWildfireProject - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=832279 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000832279. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000832279.json.