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Aerial LiDAR Capture & Data Acquisition

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BuyerRobert Gordon University
StatusClosed
Deadline16 Jun 2026
Value£350,000
Published14 May 2026

What is being bought

The University requires the appointment of a Contractor to provide time-sensitive aerial LiDAR scanning and imagery services to deliver a high-resolution laser-mapped aerial survey of the specified region of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, together with associated 3D, geospatial, and visualisation-ready deliverables.

Delivery location

UKM50

Categories

Aerial mapping services 71354200Aerial mapping services 71354200

Lot details

Lot 1

The University requires the appointment of a Contractor to provide time-sensitive aerial LiDAR scanning and imagery services to deliver a high-resolution laser-mapped aerial survey of the specified region of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, together with associated 3D, geospatial, and visualisation-ready deliverables.

Statusactive

Award criteria
Technical — 55
price — 45

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Aerial mapping servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Aerial mapping services (71354200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 714,0353 median · 30.1 average (1,145 of 4,035 with a bid count)4 average (1,260 of 4,035 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer13 median · 3 average (1 of 1 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 1 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UKM50178.5 median · 18.8 average (10 of 17 with a bid count)5.3 average (12 of 17 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3944 median · 6.1 average (15 of 394 with a bid count)1.9 average (15 of 394 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNo
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

  • economicSelectionCriteria
  • technicalSelectionCriteria

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0698dd
Latest release ID044419-2026
Latest release timestampThu May 14 2026 13:38:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-06-16T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: start2026-06-16T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£350,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
14 May 2026tender044419-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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