Portfolio of Compensatory Measures for Seabirds

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract(s) with an external service provider for the provision of OWD –Portfolio of Compensatory Measures for Seabirds.

Lot 5

Marine litter removal (at scale)

Identify key actions to minimise incidental seabird mortality and that specifically reduce sources of litter that impact on seabird survival and resilience.

Consider litter from both domestic (e.g. dropped litter) and industrial sources (e.g. fishing nets).

Consider prevention actions that could support delivery of this measure.

Consider removal from terrestrial (breeding sites, beaches) and marine (seabird foraging areas) habitats.

We anticipate that to be effective this measure would need to implemented at a large spatial scale, consider the appropriate spatial scales for implementation of this measure.

Also consider just transition approaches in implementation and alignment with the Scottish Marine Litter Strategy.. Lot 5 Contract Start Date 4th August 2025

Lot 5 Contract Expiry Date 3rd February 2026

In the event that the contract exceeds the 330,000.00 budget the Scottish Government will have the discretion to increase the

budget.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29196. 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.