Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
RSPB Scotland
Edinburgh
central.procurement@rspb.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA16345
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Peatland Code Feasibility Survey - Abernethy - April 2022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Peatland Code Feasibility Survey to Validation
Compartment A2 and A5, An Lurg Area, RSPB Abernethy Nature Reserve
In line with our strategy, RSPB Scotland has been restoring degraded peatland across our suite of nature reserves for many years thanks to support from various funding streams including the Scottish Government’s Peatland ACTION Fund (PAF), distributed by NatureScot and (within the Cairngorms National Park) by Cairngorms National Park Authority Peatland ACTION. The announcement of a GBP 250million commitment to the PAF by the Scottish Government from 2020-2030 has led to an increased ambition to upscale our restoration efforts. With the emergence of the Peatland Code and the prospect of blended funding options to help maximise restoration and help deliver and maintain more degraded peatland, we are keen to assess land eligibility for validation through the Peatland Code prior to undertaking restoration management.
Following restoration of a pilot site on a high-altitude plateau on our Abernethy nature reserve, RSPB Scotland has been working with Cairngorm National Park Authority Peatland ACTION (CNPA PA) team to build plans for restoration across the wider plateau area, as well as potentially lower altitude bog woodland and fen dominated habitat elsewhere. The intention is to apply to CNPA PA for multi-year funding for the restoration of pre-determined and mapped compartments within our Abernethy and Insh Marshes nature reserves. Prior to restoration on any compartment however we require a Peatland Code feasibility assessment to be undertaken through to the point of validation.
Whilst a comprehensive phased plan is being worked up for the wider multi-year restoration application, and due to a lack of internal capacity, we are seeking an experienced contractor to undertake a detailed assessment – as detailed below – on compartments A2 and A5 on the An Lurg plateau within Abernethy nature reserve (see attached map). These compartments have been identified as the next compartments on which we intend to undertake restoration management. Due to ambitious restoration targets by both the Scottish Government and Cairngorms Connect, we are eager to undertake restoration within the 2022/23 financial year, so we would welcome quotes from contractors who would be able to complete the contract by May 20th, 2022.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-008407
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit
Instead of
Date
13 April 2022
Local time
5:00pm
Read
Date
20 April 2022
Local time
5:00pm
Section number
II.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Duration Start
Instead of
Date
13 April 2022
Read
Date
27 April 2022
Section number
II.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Duration End
Instead of
Date
20 May 2022
Read
Date
27 June 2022
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for opening of tenders
Instead of
Date
13 April 2022
Local time
5:00pm
Read
Date
21 April 2022
Local time
9:00am
seven.2) Other additional information
The tender submission date has been extended by 1 week to the 20th April to provide more time for compiling the tender return and the completion date has been extended to the 27th June. This is to allow additional time to complete the survey as RSPB is looking at getting Peatland Code Validation retrospectively.