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title: "Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management"
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# Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841211

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, through Marine Scotland, procured a sustainability appraisal of fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features in Scottish waters. The work covers 11 inshore MPAs, 22 Special Areas of Conservation, 14 Marine Special Protection Areas and 30 colony SPAs, with the SAC and colony SPA numbers potentially reducing after further scoping. The appraisal is intended to support Scottish Ministers’ decisions on implementing fisheries management measures. The requirement also includes an additional pre-consultation workshop and further stakeholder engagement. This is a specialist environmental and marine-planning consultancy service, classified under CPV 73210000 for research consultancy services. The Scottish Government acted as the buying organisation and central purchasing body, with delivery taking place within Scottish waters.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by technical reasons and the need for additional stakeholder engagement, consultation and an extended contract period. There was one lot, including the additional pre-consultation workshop. One bid was received, from an SME, and it was submitted electronically. ABPmer was awarded the contract for £21,851.61. The award was recorded and the contract signed on 26 August 2026. The contract is active. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The award information identifies ABPmer as the selected supplier; no separate award scoring or weighted evaluation criteria are stated in the available process information.

For a supplier assessing future marine-planning work with the Scottish Government, this procurement shows demand for specialist sustainability appraisal connected to fisheries management and protected areas. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in marine environmental assessment, fisheries management measures and the interaction between inshore MPAs, SACs, SPAs and Priority Marine Features. The requirement also indicates that practical stakeholder engagement matters: suppliers should be able to support consultation, undertake further scoping and run a pre-consultation workshop. Experience producing analysis that can inform ministerial or other public-sector decisions would be relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that a focused specialist consultancy can be credible for work of this scale, either independently or through a carefully assembled expert team.

## Notice

Marine Scotland invites a tender from a suitable contractor to complete a sustainability appraisal for fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, which includes Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Priority Marine Features management in Scottish waters. The sustainability appraisal will support Scottish Ministers in their decision to implement fisheries management measures at: 11 inshore MPAs 22 SACs possibly reducing to 15 following further scoping work 14 Marine SPAs 30 colony SPAs possibly reducing to 12 following further scoping work

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Additional Pre-consultation workshop has been requested as part of this contract.

### Procurement Information

The Scottish Ministers wish to incorporate further engagement with stakeholders on MPAs which involves additional consultation work for contractor within an extended period of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563130 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,851 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Government |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode area | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB11 9DB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Torry/Ferryhill |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABPmer |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563130

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563130
  Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF Management - Marine Scotland invites a tender from a suitable contractor to complete a sustainability appraisal for fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, which includes Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Priority Marine Features management in Scottish waters. The sustainability appraisal will support Scottish Ministers in their decision to implement fisheries management measures at: 11 inshore MPAs 22 SACs possibly reducing to 15 following further scoping work 14 Marine SPAs 30 colony SPAs possibly reducing to 12 following further scoping work

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841211

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