9 notices from official UK procurement sources · last import 16 Oct 2026
North York Moors National Park Authority · North East; South East
North York Moors and New Forest National Park Authorities (NYMNPA and NFNPA respectively) are responsible for conserving and enhancing two of England's most distinctive protected landscapes. Through their statutory roles, management plans and trusted local relationships, the Authorities support nature recovery, resilient landscapes and the long-term stewardship of the National Parks. Statutory markets for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Nutrient Neutrality (NN) are creating new opportunities to secure long-term investment in nature recovery across England. Since February 2024, BNG has been mandatory for most developments. Similarly, NN is mandatory for housing developments occurring in 27 catchments across England. As Local Planning Authorities, the NPAs already have a regulatory role in relation to these markets. They now wish to understand the opportunities for taking on wider roles, such as supporting off-site habitat and credit delivery with advice and ecology services, convening partners, brokering opportunities for landowners, or developing a habitat bank or similar service. Local planning authorities are also covered by the 'Biodiversity Duty' set out in the Environment Act 2021, requiring them to conserve and enhance biodiversity through proactive measure. National Park Authorities have an important role to play in the delivery of this duty, given the first statutory Park purpose to conserve and enhance the wildlife of National Parks. This commission wil... 2. Options appraisal for roles and services Undertake an options appraisal to assess potential roles or service provisions which could be undertaken by the NPAs, with particular reference to NPA governance, resourcing and local context. Review roles and services in light of opportunities, resource implications, potential risks and any conflicts of interest. Consideration should also be given to how each role might impact the quality of environmental outcomes and/or the ability to secure social and health co-benefits (e.g. public access to green space) from BNG/NN sites. Roles and services considered could include: - Regulator (current position as planning authority) - Responsible body (with respect to conservation covenants which can be used for both BNG and NN schemes) - Advisor - Broker - Provision of ecology services, including monitoring - Habitat Bank operator/supplier - Convenor / facilitator 3. Outline business case For the most favourable option or options, outline a business case including commercial viability, potential to generate a profit or unrestricted funds for NPAs, operational effort, timelines and key dependencies. Include recommended governance and delivery models and any safeguards needed to manage regulatory, legal, financial and reputational risks. 4. Recommendations Provide a series of recommendations and outline an implementation roadmap based on the above assessments, including sequencing, dependencies and key decision points.
SRUC · Scotland
SRUC is seeking to appoint one or two media buying agencies who have the experience to develop and deliver media activity in the higher education sector within local and international markets, while recognising the different perspectives, challenges, market demands and media consumption that exist within different countries. The selected suppliers must have the ability to deliver and manage several campaigns across multiple channels and deliver the highest levels of engagement and conversion in the most cost-effective way. The suppliers should be able to recommend the most effective media engagement strategy through their understanding of the varying media landscape and consumer habits of our intended audiences. The appointed agencies will also support SRUC in delivering its institutional objectives through effective paid media activity designed to increase brand awareness, drive student recruitment, promote commercial services and support wider stakeholder engagement across Scotland, the UK and international markets.
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY · Northern Ireland
The National Trust is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to deliver woodland creation, hedgerow planting, fencing, and associated landscape improvement works at Skernaghan Point, Islandmagee, County Antrim. This project forms part of the National Trust's wider habitat restoration and nature recovery programme, aimed at enhancing biodiversity, improving habitat connectivity, and increasing climate resilience within this important coastal landscape. The successful contractor will be responsible for the provision of all labour, materials, plant, equipment, supervision, and management required to complete the works. Key elements of the contract include: • Native woodland creation within designated planting areas. • Establishment of native mixed-species hedgerows. • Supply and installation of stock-proof fencing. • Installation of gates, access infrastructure, and drinking troughs where specified. • Ground preparation, vegetation management, and ancillary establishment works. • Supply and installation of six timber dams (approximately 3m wide using larch rounds), with locations to be confirmed during the site visit. All works must be completed in accordance with National Trust requirements, project specifications, and industry best practice. Contractors are invited to submit a fixed-price quotation for the delivery of the works." Date of Issue; 05/10/26 Clarification Deadline: 19/10/26 RFP Return Deadline: 26/10/26 This opportunity is being conducted on the Proactis Plaza portal. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ Click on the "Opportunities" button and filter on Customer name - The National Trust All communication is to be carried out via the Proactis portal.
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · Scotland
Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) is delivering the Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) Programme, a national transformation programme to establish a modern, scalable, interoperable and sustainable digital learning ecosystem for Scotland’s health and social care workforce. The programme responds to a fragmented learning technology landscape across public, private, voluntary and not-for-profit provision, where multiple local learning management systems, duplicated content, variable user experiences and inconsistent data quality limit workforce mobility, planning and system-wide efficiency.
Linstone Housing · Scotland
The Contract will principally comprise litter picking, grass cutting, shrub bed & hedging, ad-hoc moss clearance of hard standing areas maintenance and leaf collection landscape maintenance services to existing properties and common landscaped areas throughout Renfrewshire to the areas detailed within the Landscape Architects MAP’s. The Contract may also include tree maintenance services, tree and stump removal works, and repairs to existing damaged grass areas. The Contract, as tendered, only includes properties and landscaped areas throughout Linwood, Johnstone and Paisley. However, Linstone Housing also provide services to their customers in Bridge of Weir, Renfrew, Elderslie and Kilbarchan, and additional properties or landscaped areas throughout Renfrewshire may be introduced by Linstone Housing during the Contract. Shrubs bed maintenance will mainly be undertaken by the Estates Management Team of Linstone Housing rather than the Contractor. However, the Contractor will be required to undertake shrub bed maintenance to the following estates/MAP’s, the areas of which have been incorporated within the tender pricing document; 1. M02 Rev B Dykebar – areas S11 and S12 to be maintained by the Contractor. Bidders are advised that areas S11 and S12 are actually hedging and have been incorrectly recorded as shrub bed areas on MAP M02 2. M10 Rev B Sandyflats – areas S1 and S2 to be maintained by the Contractor; 3. M19 Rev B Town Centre – all shrub beds to be maintained by the Contractor; and 4. M20 Rev B Abernethy Drive – all shrub beds to be maintained by the Contractor. Bidders are also advised that Linstone Housing do not anticipate the Contractor having to undertake any works during the contract at the following estates/MAPS’s; a. M01 Bridge of Weir; b. M04 Glen Street Paisley; c. M06 Johnstone Castle; d. M07 Rev A Kilbarchan; e. M08 Renfrew Rd or Kirklandneuk; f. M09 Corseford; g. M21 Brown Street; and h. M22 Ellerslie Street. Bidders are further advised that the grass area G1 detailed on MAP M10 Rev B Sandyflats is rough grass and will receive only one rough grass cut per annum. The Estates Management Team of Linstone Housing will also generally undertake moss clearance of hard standing areas with the exception of the hard standing areas detailed on M02 Rev B Dykebar. The Contractor will be required to undertake moss clearance three times annually (April, June and October) to the hard standing areas detailed on M02 Rev B Dykebar.
Abertay Housing Association · Scotland
36 month Landscape Maintenance Services for areas owned by Abertay Housing Association located in Dundee and surrounding areas.
National Records of Scotland · Scotland
National Records of Scotland (NRS) operates across an estate comprising five buildings, four of which are located in Edinburgh (three being Category ‘A’ listed) and one in Dumfries. The historic and cultural significance of these assets requires the engagement of suppliers with demonstrable expertise in conservation led estates services and operational, specialist archival storage facilities and a clear understanding of the statutory, technical and professional requirements associated with working within protected and sensitive environments. Such services are critical to ensuring that NRS can continue to fulfil its role as custodian of Scotland’s records, while maintaining safe, compliant and functional accommodation for collections, staff and, where applicable, members of the public. NRS shares many common estate management challenges and requirements with other Scottish Government sponsored organisations, including Historic Environment Scotland and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Each partner organisation is responsible for the stewardship of nationally important, and in many cases listed or protected, operationally specialist buildings, landscapes and collections. These estates require a consistent, high quality and conservation focused approach to professional services, delivered by suppliers with proven experience of working within complex heritage environments. NRS has invited partner organisations to establish a joint Framework Agreement for professional estates services. The framework aims to secure access to a suitably skilled and diverse supply base with specialist technical and conservation expertise, reduce duplication of procurement activity, and provide a compliant, efficient and flexible mechanism through which participating organisations can call off services as required. This collaborative approach is intended to support value for money, improve service quality and resilience, and ensure that all organisations are able to discharge their custodial responsibilities effectively and sustainably over the life of the framework. Services that may be called off under the Framework include (but are not limited to): Multi disciplinary technical and design services (including architectural and engineering); Conservation led consultancy for listed and historic buildings; Support to in house estates and facilities teams, including specialist advice and surveys; Project and construction management; Health and safety, fire safety, asbestos surveys and management and water safety (including legionella) services; Planned maintenance planning, inspections, condition surveys and compliance support.
Scottish Natural Heritage · Scotland
NatureScot work to improve our natural environment in Scotland and inspire everyone to care more about it. We work to ensure that all nature in Scotland - our key habitats and landscapes, all our green space and our native species - are maintained, enhanced and bring us benefits. Our priority is a nature-rich future for Scotland and an effective response to the climate emergency. Peatland ACTION funding - from Scottish Government - primarily supports on-the-ground peatland restoration activities and is open for applications from eligible land managers who have peatlands that would benefit from restoration. There are no geographical restrictions or target areas for Peatland ACTION funding. Peatlands are an iconic part of the Scottish landscape and have many benefits for people and nature. Healthy peatlands provide important ecosystem services including storing and sequestering carbon, supporting unique and specialised biodiversity, improving downstream water quality, and regulating water flow to provide natural flood management. In contrast, damage to peatlands reduces or reverses these benefits. For example, degraded peatlands release stored carbon and are a major global source of greenhouse gas emissions. Peatland ACTION is led and funded by Scottish Government and delivered in partnership with NatureScot, Cairngorms National Park Authority, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority, Forestry and Land Scotland, and Scottish Water. Since 2012, Peatland ACTION has set over 66,000 hectares of degraded peatland on the road to recovery, but this effort needs to accelerate rapidly in the coming years to help address the twin crises of the climate emergency and biodiversity loss. The appointed Field Ecologists will work with the Peatland ACTION Technical Team and Project Officers located across Scotland to help support species and ecological survey requirements for Peatland ACTION restoration sites.
University of Strathclyde · Scotland
Scotland has the highest drug and alcohol related death rates in the UK and Europe. People with substance use issues (PWSUI) often need help outside normal 'office' hours or from a distance from offices, and support is not uniformly available throughout Scotland. The support landscape in Scotland is fragmented, hard to navigate, and varies by locality. When support isn’t readily available (or isn’t trusted), people and their families and friends often default to emergency services or remain unsupported. As a result, those who use substances often experience avoidable crisis escalation, or remain in extremely difficult situations, and support services miss opportunities for early, harm-reducing interventions. The Preventing Harm, Promoting Recovery: Scotland’s Alcohol & Drugs Strategic Plan 2026 – 2035 specifically addresses the crucial need to tackle early intervention and widen an individual’s ‘circle of support’. This ‘circle of support’ is at the heart of this Challenge, and a successful solution would enable people to access the right support sooner, regardless of locality. It should harness the power of existing trusted services, family and community to reduce avoidable demand on emergency and NHS services – and if possible, create a ‘feedback loop’ of learning, intelligence and insight so that the overall issue can be tackled in a continually improving manner.