National Marine Plan 2 Social and Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA)

Tender description

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate (“The Marine Directorate”) invites a tender from a suitable contractor for an eight-month period, commencing in May 2024, or as early as possible, for the supply of consultancy services to develop and deliver a social and economic impact assessment (“SEIA”). The SEIA will assess the objectives and policies of Scotland’s National Marine Plan 2 (“NMP2”) and the results will contribute to the Sustainability Appraisal of the NMP2, a requirement of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. It is expected that the SEIA will take approximately four months to complete, with additional support as requested during the remainder of the contract period. The Marine Directorate wishes to commission a project to undertake the delivery of the social and economic impact assessment of the NMP2. This assessment, together with the outputs of the statutory environmental assessments (subject to a separate tender) will be drawn together and summarised in the Sustainability Appraisal report. Officials are currently working to develop NMP2 itself, and the development of the Sustainability Appraisal will run in parallel.