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title: "Award of RESAS/008/26 - Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) 2021-2026: Five Year Evaluation"
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# Award of RESAS/008/26 - Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) 2021-2026: Five Year Evaluation

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841220

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, commissioned research to evaluate the Nature Restoration Fund’s initial five-year commitment. The work is intended to build on the interim evaluation and assess delivery against the fund’s outputs and outcomes, how these align with wider policy priorities, and their contribution to biodiversity impacts under the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and its Delivery Plan. The findings will also provide evidence for a business case on future funding for nature restoration in Scotland. This is research and related consultancy work (CPV 73000000), rather than delivery of restoration projects. The Scottish Government is the buyer, and the subject is nature restoration policy and funding across Scotland.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. EKOS Ltd was selected for the research contract, with an awarded value of £38,300. The contract was signed on 10 June 2026; no contract start or end dates are reported. The procurement was run as a Quick Quote, and the bid statistics report one bid. The evaluation criteria and detailed eligibility requirements are not stated in the available process information. The work covers the evaluation of the Nature Restoration Fund’s first five years, including assessment against stated outputs and outcomes and the fund’s relationship to Scottish biodiversity policy and desired impacts. It is intended to inform future funding proposals through a supporting business case.

This award shows demand from the Scottish Government for independent evaluation and research consultancy focused on nature restoration funding and biodiversity policy. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to evaluate programme outputs and outcomes, relate findings to wider policy objectives and assess biodiversity impacts against frameworks such as the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and its Delivery Plan. The work also calls for the ability to turn evaluation evidence into a practical business case for future public funding decisions. Research and consultancy firms with relevant environmental policy expertise, strong evaluation methods and experience translating evidence into funding recommendations are therefore well placed. The award went to EKOS Ltd, and the reported single bid indicates that only one bid was recorded for this competition; it does not establish a general level of competition or a formal requirement for any particular accreditation.

## Notice

1. The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission research that will conclude an evaluation of the initial five-year commitment to deliver a Nature Restoration Fund (NRF). This research is being commissioned to build on the interim evaluation 2021-2024, to understand how the NRF has delivered against its stated outputs and outcomes, and how these relate to broader policy priorities and desired impacts for biodiversity, specifically as set out in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (SBS) and Delivery Plan. This work will also generate evidence to support a business case to inform proposals for delivering funding for nature restoration in Scotland in the future.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567038 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £38,300 |
| 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 | Falkirk Council; Moray Council; NHS Fife; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; NHS Lanarkshire; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Registers of Scotland |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 21 |
| Supplier names | EKOS; bca insulation; Venesky Brown Ltd; Robertson Group; Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd; Invoka Consulting Limited; 15489790; GRITIT; GGS Agri Ltd; Iken Business Limited; Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; ERS Ltd; McTaggart Construction Ltd; Fleming Buildings Ltd; Intersource Medical Services Ltd; thermo fisher scientific; Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd; Kevin Kulik; Scorpio Safety Systems Ltd; Change Grow Live Services Ltd; National Centre for Social Research |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 09:26 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567038

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot

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