Providing services for SNH

As a government-funded organisation we strive to deliver the best possible value for taxpayers in everything that we do. Therefore as a non departmental public body our procurement guidelines are based on five key principles which always apply to public sector procurement, regardless of contract value:

• Equal treatment - giving everyone the same chance to win the contract irrespective of their nationality or whether you know them or not.
• Transparency - stating requirements upfront and sticking to them.
• Proportionality - setting requirements with reference to the needs of the contract in question.
• Mutual Recognition - giving equal validity to qualifications and standards from all Member States (EU), where appropriate.
• Confidentiality - respecting the confidentiality of any information received regarding tenders and tenderers.

To achieve this Scottish Natural Heritage advertises its contract opportunities on the Scottish National Advertising Portal 'Public Contracts Scotland': www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk 

Opportunities can come under a wide variety of categories, some of which are listed below:

• Research, Survey and Monitoring - eg Habitat Survey, Marine Monitoring - see our Information for Research Contractors
• Buildings Maintenance and Facilities Management
• Promotions, Marketing and Publications
• Environmental Education and Interpretation
• Consultancy Services - ie IT, Research. Supplies and Services

Suppliers of goods or services to Scottish Natural Heritage must satisfy a number of requirements, according to the type of contract:

• General terms and conditions relating to the supply of goods and services (see related links at right)
• Health and safety requirements  including insurance requirements related to the type of work
• Sustainability requirements  to help us meet the objectives of our environmental management policy
• For tendered work prospective suppliers may be asked to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire   (Word document), as a prior sift before being invited to tender.

If you have any questions or require any further information please contact our Procurement Section.