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title: "Landscape Advice Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843692"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Scottish Natural Heritage"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Landscape Advice Framework

Buyer: Scottish Natural Heritage  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843692

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## Summary

Scottish Natural Heritage, also known as NatureScot, intends to establish a multi-supplier framework for professional landscape advice. The requirement is for specialist consultancy support when the organisation has high workloads, actual or perceived conflicts of interest, or insufficient internal landscape adviser capacity. This is a professional environmental and landscape consultancy service, classified under CPV 90713000 for environmental issues consultancy. Work will be delivered in Scotland for NatureScot, with the buying organisation based at Great Glen House in Inverness. Framework call-offs will be made by NatureScot as and when advice is required, in line with the future tender documentation. The arrangement is intended to provide additional specialist resource rather than replace NatureScot’s internal landscape advisory function.

This procurement is at the planning stage: NatureScot has announced its intention to procure but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use a multi-supplier framework, with the eventual number of appointed suppliers depending on the volume and quality of tenders received. The anticipated invitation to tender publication date is October 2026, and the framework is expected to commence in January 2027. The stated estimated value is £50,000 including the recorded currency of GBP. There is one planned lot covering the professional landscape advice framework. The prior market notice is intended to raise early awareness and allow interested suppliers to prepare for participation. Call-offs are expected to be made by NatureScot when required.

This will suit landscape consultancies and independent specialists able to provide professional landscape advice to a public environmental body in Scotland. Relevant businesses are likely to include teams with experience of landscape assessment, advice and consultancy support, particularly those able to provide additional capacity at short notice or work independently where conflicts of interest arise. Firms should be prepared to demonstrate the quality and relevance of their tender response, since the number of framework suppliers will depend on the volume and quality of submissions. The framework model may suit organisations that can support variable, demand-led assignments rather than a single continuous project. Businesses can use the planning period to review their landscape advisory capability, public-sector experience, availability and approach to managing conflicts of interest.

## Notice

NatureScot intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of professional landscape advice. The Framework will provide access to specialist consultancy support where additional resource is required due to periods of high workload, actual or perceived conflicts of interest, or where internal landscape adviser capacity is otherwise unavailable. The number of suppliers appointed to the Framework will be dependent on the volume and quality of tenders received.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to inform the market of NatureScot's intention to establish a multi supplier framework for the provision of professional landscape advice. The PIN aims to raise early awareness of the upcoming procurement and allow interested suppliers to prepare for participation All framework call-offs will be made by NatureScot as and when required as per the details that will be provided within the tender documentation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565025 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| 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 Natural Heritage |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Postcode area | 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

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565025

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565025
  Landscape Advice Framework - NatureScot intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of professional landscape advice. The Framework will provide access to specialist consultancy support where additional resource is required due to periods of high workload, actual or perceived conflicts of interest, or where internal landscape adviser capacity is otherwise unavailable. The number of suppliers appointed to the Framework will be dependent on the volume and quality of tenders received.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nature.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843692
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843692

## Provenance

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