Appraisal of Peat Landslide Hazard Risk Assessments

Concepts

• glasgow
• environmental auditing
• environmental impact assessment (EIA)
• peat landslide risks
• peat stability
• peat landslide hazard risk assessments
• hazard
• peat
• assessments
• appraisal

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit is seeking expert technical advice from qualified professionals on peat stability matters in relation to development proposals under section 36, 36C and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Scottish Government requires expert technical input from qualified professionals on peat stability matters at different stages in the process in dealing with Electricity Act Applications. In order to determine the applications described above, the Scottish Government requires access to technical expertise to audit the environmental information provided by developers against the Scottish Government Best Practice Guide referred to above; to make recommendations to Scottish Ministers on how any matters which fall short of best practice should be addressed; to provide advice and drafting input to Scottish Ministers on planning conditions which may be required to mitigate peat landslide risks; and to provide advice to Scottish Ministers on requirements for PLHRAs during EIA screening and scoping. These services may be required in the context on any of the applications under the Electricity Act which are determined by Scottish Ministers.

Renewal Options

The contract will be for a period of 24 months commencing on 29th November 2024, with the option to extend the contract by a further 12 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 90714000 - Environmental auditing
• 90700000 - Environmental services
• 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Single Procurement Document (Scotland) is a standard qualification questionnaire supplied by Scottish Ministers for all regulated procurements. The SPD (Scotland) is used to self-certify for the minimum requirements to tender for this contract opportunity and will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. Each tender will be individually evaluated to identify the most economically advantageous service provider, based on the Price / Quality weightings detailed in this notice. Questions that form the Quality award criteria for each lot will be scored using the following methodology: 0 - Unacceptable; 1 - Poor; 2 - Acceptable; 3 - Good; 4 - Excellent. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27316. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:774684)