Cairngorms Peatland ACTION - Surveys for peatland restoration projects 2026
Cairngorms National Park Authority · Scotland
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What the buyer wants
The Cairngorm National Park Authority is seeking suppliers to conduct pre-application and protected species surveys for peatland restoration projects within its operational area. These surveys will inform restoration design, grant eligibility, and provide baseline data for monitoring.
The Cairngorm National Park Authority (CNPA) Peatland ACTION team are commissioning pre-application surveys and protected species surveys for planned peatland restoration projects within its operational area.
Pre-application surveys are used to quantify the peat resource where the restoration is to take place, determine eligibility for grant funding, and inform design of the restoration works. The surveys will also provide baseline data for future monitoring of restoration outcomes and habitat condition. The data derived from the surveys and subsequent design work may be used by the landowner or their representatives for the purposes of Peatland Code registration. Protected species surveys are required to provide data to inform restoration design and identify potential ecological constraints.
Detailed methodologies are provided for both survey types alongside this SOR.
Description as published on Public Contracts Scotland: read the official notice.
Services required
- Environmental surveys
- Ecological surveys
- Peatland resource quantification
- Protected species surveys
What you will need to show
- Contact estate staff for access arrangements — Suppliers must coordinate with estate staff to arrange survey dates and confirm any site-specific constraints prior to conducting surveys.
Lots
- Lot 1 — The detailed schedule relates to the site(s), listed in the table 1 in the tender documents. Where multiple sites are listed consultants can bid for individual Lots or all Lots. If an individual Lot is bid for, all surveys and sites listed under that that Lot must be included in the bid. Maps of the survey area(s) are provided at the end of this document. High resolution maps will be available for surveyors with spatial data including site outlines and grid survey points where applicable (100m, HIA and 50m). There are hill tracks that access most of the survey areas however the survey will involve covering large areas of exposed, upland terrain off-road. Monie Mhor, Glenfeshie, also requires a ford crossing which may be inaccessible following heavy rain. Estate staff need to be contacted prior to the survey to arrange specific dates for access and to confirm any constraints present for each survey area. Contacts will be available from the CNPA following the contract award.
Key facts
- Buyer: Cairngorms National Park Authority
- Deadline was: 22 September 2026
- Location: Scotland
- Published on: Public Contracts Scotland — read the official notice
- First seen by Tenderoo: 8 September 2026
- CPV: 79311000, 90700000, 90713000, 90711500, 90711300, 90711400, 90712000, 90710000, 90720000, 90722000
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