Beinn Eighe Wildfire Resilience Assessment and Mitigation Planning
Scottish Natural Heritage · All their open notices
What this is
NatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage) is conducting market engagement to assess supplier capability and approaches for delivering an evidence-based wildfire resilience assessment and long-term mitigation planning service for Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, located near Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands. Beinn Eighe is the UK's first National Nature Reserve and contains the largest remnant of Caledonian Pinewood in northwest Scotland. The supplier questionnaire deadline was 3 June 2026 at noon, and the formal contract notice is expected around 29 June 2026. Scotland Excel is conducting this exercise on behalf of NatureScot.
Key points
- Supplier questionnaire deadline was 3 June 2026 at noon — register interest via Public Contracts Scotland (SC Ref: 832279) to receive updates
- Site: Beinn Eighe NNR, near Kinlochewe, Highlands — UK's first NNR containing the largest Caledonian Pinewood remnant in NW Scotland
- Formal contract notice expected ~29 June 2026; Scotland Excel conducting on behalf of NatureScot; nature-based solutions approach preferred
Who can bid
This is a Prior Information Notice / market engagement exercise only. Suppliers must have capability in wildfire resilience assessment, mitigation planning, habitat analysis, scenario modelling, and field data collection. Participation in market engagement does not confer advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement. Formal eligibility criteria will be published with the contract notice.
How it is scored
Not yet specified. Award criteria will be published in the full contract notice expected ~29 June 2026. Procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Scotland Excel is conducting this exercise on behalf of NatureScot.
How to submit
Complete the supplier questionnaire at https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/OnBehalfOfNatureScotScottishNaturalHeritageBeinnEigheWildfireProject (deadline was 3 June 2026 at noon). Also register interest via Public Contracts Scotland (SC Ref: 832279).
Clarifications
Contact: flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk, Tel: +44 1463725097. Market engagement questions via the Cognito Forms link. NatureScot reserves the right to engage further with suppliers to clarify responses.
Contract period
Contract duration not yet specified. Full contract notice expected around 29 June 2026.
Classification
CPV 90700000 — Environmental services 71313000 — Environmental engineering consultancy services90721800 — Natural risks or hazards protection services71317100 — Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services90711400 — Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction ScotlandHighlands and Islands
Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.