Official UK procurement notice
2023-686 LIDAR Digital Topographic Scanning of Farms in GB
Authority: AHDB·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor this tender, AHDB are seeking partner/s to provide LIDAR scanning services to inform the assessment of above ground biomass and carbon, and hydrological run-off risk for between 120 and 200 farms across Great Britain. Farm recruitment for participation in this project is currently underway hence exact numbers of farms and their location cannot be confirmed at this stage. Most farms will be mixed farms with two or more enterprise types. Uncropped land such as woodland will also be included.
CPV: Agricultural services · Scanning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 75%
- Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 May 2024, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C32921- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010163- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0468feFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2024
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Jun 2024 → 4 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Jun 2024
- Bids opened27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published267 days ago4 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky International LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010163-2026-1 · Bluesky International LimitedSME
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2024
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22bids | 22 | — | £460,000 – £460,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- AHDB (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Contracting authorityReview bodyBody governed by public lawAgriculture
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defra Network eTendering PortalMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bluesky International LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.