Official UK procurement notice
LiDAR-based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing
Authority: Forestry England
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe work under this contract will produce outputs for a LiDAR-based forest inventory. This involves LiDAR data collection with accompanying field sampling for calibration, and all aspects of data processing to produce forest inventory estimates.
CPV: Surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£185,000
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 (4)
- Contract Team: 25%
- Methodology: 45%
- price: 20%
- Environmental Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Contract Team: 25
- Methodology: 45
- Environmental Sustainability: 10
- Price: 20
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 4 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
FCCN002931- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045355- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db78Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=970288557 GO Reference: GO-202581-PRO-31670184
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbonaut Oy LtdSME | £170,871 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
LiDAR-Based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing · Arbonaut Oy LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- £170,871
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arbonaut Oy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria