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title: "ENFOR - Environmental Analysis Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840264"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-08-18"
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# ENFOR - Environmental Analysis Services Framework

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840264

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is planning an environmental analysis services framework for work across Scotland. It is intended to support urgent situations affecting landfill, waste or recycling operations, including threatened or unplanned site closures, abandonment, and other events that could disrupt critical services. Appointed organisations would attend affected sites, assess environmental impacts and identify potential future risks to the site and surrounding area. The requirement supports Scotland’s waste hierarchy, climate and net zero aims, including reducing the environmental and wider societal effects of waste that cannot be avoided, reused or recycled. The main service category is environmental protection services (CPV 90711000), with work focused on waste-sector sites and their surrounding environments.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Scottish Government has announced its intention to establish a framework but has not issued an invitation to tender. The framework is expected to cover one lot and has an indicative maximum value of GBP 4 million, although the buyer says the requirements and value may change. Specifications are being developed with internal policy areas and stakeholders, and market engagement or consultation may take place as the requirements are finalised. The buyer expects a further notice on 13 October 2026. The procurement is described as a services framework covered by the World Trade Organisation Government Procurement Agreement. The buyer reserves the right not to proceed with the framework.

The requirement is likely to suit environmental consultancies and specialist waste-sector operators able to mobilise quickly to landfill, waste and recycling sites across Scotland. Relevant capability includes environmental impact assessment, site investigation, risk assessment and advice on managing pollution or other hazards arising from operational disruption, closure or abandonment. Suppliers should be prepared to assess both immediate impacts and longer-term risks to sites and nearby areas, often in urgent and rapidly developing circumstances. Experience of landfill operations, biodegradable municipal waste, recycling infrastructure and regulatory environmental requirements would be useful. Organisations with teams, equipment and geographic coverage sufficient to attend sites promptly are likely to be well placed when the framework reaches the market.

## Notice

Scottish Government policy is to ensure that materials that cannot be avoided, reused, or recycled are managed in a way that: a.minimises environmental and climate impacts b.encourages management of materials further up the waste hierarchy, and c.minimises broader societal impacts The majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the waste sector come from the decomposition of biodegradable waste in landfills. Landfilling biodegradable waste produces methane, which is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. As an important part of delivering Scotland's net zero ambitions, helping cut harmful emissions and deliver on our climate commitments, the Scottish Government has banned biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from being sent to landfill. As a consequence of this ban, along with factors such as Scottish Landfill Tax changes to revenue generating schemes such as the Renewables Obligation and sites reaching capacity, many landfills are expected to close over the coming years. In the event of a waste/recycling operator experiencing urgent difficulties that threaten their continued operations, an unplanned closure of a landfill or other waste and/or recycling site, the complete abandonment of a landfill or waste/recycling site, or other urgent and quickly-developing situation that jeopardises the continuity of critical waste or recycling services in Scotland the contracted organisations will be required to attend the site to assess the environmental impacts and potential future risks on both the site and surrounding area.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to give advance notice of our intentions to the market. All information, including the indicative framework value, published in this Prior Information Notice is subject to change. The Scottish Government is currently engaging with internal policy areas and key stakeholders to finalise the Specifications for this requirement. Further updates and engagement with the market will take place in due course. The Scottish Government reserve the right not to proceed at any point with the procurement and award of this Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562595 |
| 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 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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

- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562595

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562595&idx=1
  18th August 2026 - Prior Information Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562595
  ENFOR - Environmental Analysis Services Framework - Scottish Government policy is to ensure that materials that cannot be avoided, reused, or recycled are managed in a way that: a.minimises environmental and climate impacts b.encourages management of materials further up the waste hierarchy, and c.minimises broader societal impacts The majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the waste sector come from the decomposition of biodegradable waste in landfills. Landfilling biodegradable waste produces methane, which is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. As an important part of delivering Scotland's net zero ambitions, helping cut harmful emissions and deliver on our climate commitments, the Scottish Government has banned biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from being sent to landfill. As a consequence of this ban, along with factors such as Scottish Landfill Tax changes to revenue generating schemes such as the Renewables Obligation and sites reaching capacity, many landfills are expected to close over the coming years. In the event of a waste/recycling operator experiencing urgent difficulties that threaten their continued operations, an unplanned closure of a landfill or other waste and/or recycling site, the complete abandonment of a landfill or waste/recycling site, or other urgent and quickly-developing situation that jeopardises the continuity of critical waste or recycling services in Scotland the contracted organisations will be required to attend the site to assess the environmental impacts and potential future risks on both the site and surrounding area.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840264
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840264

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