CLIMATE FORTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE WORKS: NATURAL HERITAGE ASSETS BASELINE SURVEYS AND OPTIONS APPRAISAL

Tender description

RSPB Scotland, on behalf of Inner Forth Futures, wishes to commission a consultant or agency to support development of natural heritage resilience activity within the Climate FORTH (Furthering Our Resilience Through Heritage) project. The successful contractor will undertake a Natural Heritage Assets Baseline Surveys and Options Appraisal. This will involve taking a longlist of heritage assets within four ‘priority zones’ to a shortlist, then for 2 selected greenspaces: gather baseline data, explore the use of remote sensing technology and in situ wireless sensors (to provide innovation in monitoring), undertake an options appraisal to define the management changes that could be made to maximise the multiple benefits at each site, consult with key stakeholders to refine proposals, and provide a costed plan for delivery that incorporates future monitoring through remote sensors. The successful candidate should demonstrate previous experience in similar work. The work will be undertaken between May and August 2022, during the Climate FORTH project development phase. The outputs from this piece of work will be subjected to further public consultation before being submitted as part of a Stage 2 bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, grants for heritage. This work is possible thanks to National Lottery players, the Climate FORTH development phase is funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund.