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title: "Provision of Aerial Survey of the UK Rail Network - LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Aerial Photography"
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# Provision of Aerial Survey of the UK Rail Network - LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Aerial Photography

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aerial-survey-of-the-uk-rail-network-lidar-light-detection-and-ranging-and-aerial-photogra-ocds-h6vhtk-061326). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Provision of Aerial Survey of the UK Rail Network - LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Aerial Photography". Published status: active. Published Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 20 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 November 2026 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aerial and related services, Aerial mapping services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aerial-survey-of-the-uk-rail-network-lidar-light-detection-and-ranging-and-aerial-photogra-ocds-h6vhtk-061326#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-061326`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aerial-survey-of-the-uk-rail-network-lidar-light-detection-and-ranging-and-aerial-photogra-ocds-h6vhtk-061326#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnetworkrail.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aerial-survey-of-the-uk-rail-network-lidar-light-detection-and-ranging-and-aerial-photogra-ocds-h6vhtk-061326#participate

## Description
Network Rail require an Aerial Survey of the UK rail network, principally consisting of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and RGB (Red, Green and Blue)  data capture. 
There is a desire to capture this data in the winter 2027/28 season (November 2027 to March 2028) and process it rapidly for the purposes of delivering Earthwork Asset condition information.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60440000, 71354200
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/09/2027 to 29/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096680-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-14T08:52:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T02:44:58.987Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-061326