Scottish Seascapes: Isle of Eigg EcoMoorings
About This Opportunity
Award notice from Marine Conservation Society (United Kingdom) — Scottish Seascapes: Isle of Eigg. environment & climate. Awarded to Blue Parameters Limited.
This is a works contract in the environment and climate, architecture and engineering and construction and civil works sectors, with a focus on Buildings, Biodiversity and Coastal Marine. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through Public Contracts Scotland, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for civil works in the environment and climate sector. Works contracts of this nature generally require demonstrated experience in similar infrastructure projects, adequate equipment and technical personnel, and financial capacity including bank guarantees. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.
Description
This invitation to tender covers 4 lots (contracts) to increase the resilience of seagrass meadows around the Isle of Eigg, Small Isles, Scotland through the planning, purchase and installation of Advance Mooring Systems (AMS). These contracts include the procurement of capital equipment. All procurement will be undertaken by the Marine Conservation Society in alignment with their procurement policy.
Priority locations have been identified by the community and seagrass surveys carried out in summer/autumn 2025. The contractor is expected to build upon this work, as well as take into consideration work undertaken by other initiatives and projects such as the ReMEDIES project on the south coast of England and any previous work carried out on the Isle of Eigg.
Building on previous work and with the help of the Scottish Seascapes Project Manager and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trusts Scottish Seascapes Project Officer the contractor/s will deliver the following:
a) WP1: Front end engineering & design
b) WP2: Design & manufacture
c) WP3: Installation
d) WP4: Inspections & maintenance
Lot: Eco-mooring front end engineering & design — With the help of the Scottish Seascapes Project Manager and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trusts Scottish Seascapes Project Officer the contractor/s will deliver *front end engineering & design* comprising the following:
a) Pre-project planning, to include assessment of the proposed area and finalisation of locations around Eigg;
b) Aid the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust and the Scottish Seascapes Project Manager in securing relevant permissions and licences.
Lot: Eco-mooring design & manufacture — With the help of the Scottish Seascapes Project Manager and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trusts Scottish Seascapes Project Officer the contractor/s will deliver *design & manufacture* comprising the following:
a) Design and manufacture for up to 10 moorings, installed at the same time or split into 5 per year over 2 consecutive years;
b) Aid the Project Manager and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust select final AMS model(s) that suit the chosen locations and suit the community's needs;
c) Aid the Project Manager in sourcing suitable moorings.
Lot: Eco-mooring installation — With the help of the Scottish Seascapes Project Manager and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trusts Scottish Seascapes Project Officer the contractor/s will deliver *eco-mooring installation* comprising the following:
a) Installation planning and recommendations for maintenance for up to 10 moorings, installed at the same time, or split into 5 per year over 2 consecutive years;
b) Organise and supervise the installation of the AMS;
c) Aid the Project Manager & Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust with finding suitable insurance policies for AMS.
Lot: Eco-mooring inspections & maintenance — With the help of the Scottish Seascapes Project Manager and the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trusts Scottish Seascapes Project Officer the contractor/s will deliver *inspections & maintenance* comprising the following:
a) Annual inspections
b) Maintenance costs
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from Public Contracts Scotland and was originally published on April 3, 2026. Last refreshed 6 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Marine Conservation Society
Marine Conservation Society has issued 17 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 0 currently open and 17 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Construction & Civil Works, Architecture & Engineering Services, and Environment & Climate. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via Public Contracts Scotland and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: April 3, 2026.
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