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# LiDAR Surveys - ReSCUE Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lidar-surveys-rescue-project-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ca). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "LiDAR Surveys - ReSCUE Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: £0. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-9529.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-england-defra-network-etendering-portal-gov-pb202)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 June 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Survey analysis services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,073,750 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 12 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lidar-surveys-rescue-project-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ca#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ca`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/lidar-surveys-rescue-project-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ca#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-9529.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-9529.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lidar-surveys-rescue-project-ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ca#participate

## Description
This contract aims to appoint a Supplier(s) of Digital Aerial Surveys DAS coupled with airborne LiDAR to collect data on the abundance and distribution of seabirds, and to provide altitude data for birds in flight. This will provide data to address evidence gaps that have been identified for specific species, areas (including within offshore wind farms), and times of year. The outputs from these surveys will be made publicly available through an Open Government License, or equivalent, and it is anticipated that they will be published on The Crown Estate’s Marine Data Exchange

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Autumn and Winter Survey
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** A minimum of six LiDAR-coupled DAS surveys completed during the contract, with a minimum of three surveys completed in the autumn months (from 8th September to 30th November 2025), and a minimum of three surveys completed in the winter months (from 1...
- **Contract Period:** 07/09/2025 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Summer and Spring survey
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** A minimum of six LiDAR-coupled DAS surveys completed during the contract, with a minimum of three surveys completed in the spring months (from 1st March to 31st May 2026), and a minimum of three surveys completed in the summer months (from 1st June t...
- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2026 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** LiDAR Surveys - ReSCUE Project- Lot 1 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **APEM LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161448`
  - Value: £429,580 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 04/08/2025

- **Award:** LiDAR Surveys - ReSCUE Project- Lot 2 (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **APEM Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161448`
  - Value: £644,170 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 04/08/2025

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** LiDAR Surveys - ReSCUE Project- Lot 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £429,580
  - Signed Date: 22/09/2025

- **Contract:** LiDAR Surveys - ReSCUE Project- Lot 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £644,170
  - Signed Date: 16/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028950-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-23T14:26:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T10:40:54.596Z
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