Award of Provision of Analysis of Consultation Responses (MS-P-0167)

The Scottish Government (SG), on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, is seeking to commission a Contractor to undertake the analysis of responses to the public consultation on the proposal to designate Red Rocks and Longay as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The overall aim of the contract is provide robust and timely analysis and reporting on the responses to the consultation, to inform policy development on designation and management measures for a permanent MPA.Currently there is an urgently designated MPA located within the Inner Sound of Skye by Red Rocks and Longay. Red Rocks and Longay MPA was urgently designated in March 2021, following discovery of a nationally important flapper skate nursery area at the site. An urgent Marine Conservation Order was put in place at the same time to protect flapper skate from pressures in the marine environment, restricting activities which may adversely affect the flapper skate and their eggs.