Official UK procurement notice
Expanding the Portfolio of Compensatory Measures for Seabirds
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract(s) with an external service provider for the provision of OWD – Expanding the Portfolio of Compensatory Measures for Seabirds.
CPV: Survey services · Surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Offshore Wind Directorate is seeking tenderers to expand on the development of…AwardedRenewal
The Offshore Wind Directorate is seeking tenderers to expand on the development of implementation plans for a portfolio of compensation measures for marine bird species.
The tendered project will expand upon and work in parallel to five active research projects while also guiding the strategic direction of future research for the identification of compensatory measures in Scotland. The collective effort will ensure the identification of compensatory measures that are ecologically, technically, logistically, and financially feasible to be implemented in practice, underpinned by detailed implementation plans developed by the successful tenderer.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
4B.4 -The bidder confirms the name, value and/or range of the financial ratios specified in the relevant Contract Notice.
4B.5 - The Bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance
cover indicated in the relevant Contract Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
4B.4 -
Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.8. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total current assets divided by
Total current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
4B.5 -
Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance - 2,000,000 GBP (A sum not less than)
Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP (A sum not less than)
Employees Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP (A sum not less than)
- Technical & professional ability
4C.7 - Provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the contract.
4C.10 - Provide details of the proportion (i.e. percentage) of the contract that you intend to subcontract: Bidders will be required to confirm
whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
4C.7 -
Production and submission of evidence of steps taken to build awareness of the climate emergency and consideration of how the
organisation plans to respond to it. This should include details of planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions.
4C.10 -
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 09:12 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 13:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/799939- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037076- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2b1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: In the event that the contract exceeds the 560,000.00 budget the Scottish Government will have the discretion to increase the budget for additional work packages focusing on the measures/sites identified as part of work package 1 to be of greatest benefit to Scottish Government in compensating for offshore wind impacts. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30178. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The tenderer must provide a Community Benefits proposal that is relevant to the subject matter of this contract and supports the Scottish Ministers’ commitment to contributing to the social, economic & environmental well-being of the people of Scotland. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30178. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:830221)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline363 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened363 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published185 days ago23 Apr 2026, 13:26 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 13:26 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Apr 2026, 13:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPmerSubcontracting: declared | £560,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037076-2026-CASE/799939-1 · ABPmer
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2026
- Value
- £560,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ABPmerAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.