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title: "PROVISION OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) AND AERIAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SURVEYING AND DATA (LiDAR MAPPING)"
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# PROVISION OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) AND AERIAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SURVEYING AND DATA (LiDAR MAPPING)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-light-detection-and-ranging-lidar-and-aerial-digital-photography-surveying-an-ocds-h6vhtk-05ef81). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Shetland Islands Council: "PROVISION OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) AND AERIAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SURVEYING AND DATA (LiDAR MAPPING)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £322,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Shetland Islands Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/shetland-islands-council-ons-s12000027)
- **Published Value:** £322,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aerial mapping services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM66
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £207,400 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ef81`

## Before you bid
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- **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/provision-of-light-detection-and-ranging-lidar-and-aerial-digital-photography-surveying-an-ocds-h6vhtk-05ef81#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-light-detection-and-ranging-lidar-and-aerial-digital-photography-surveying-an-ocds-h6vhtk-05ef81#participate

## Description
Shetland Islands Council has contracted for carrying out Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) mapping of the entirety of Shetland, its islands and all inland areas, extending down to the inter-tidal zone.
the Council requires:
1. Terrestrial LiDAR mapping of the whole of Shetland with a point cloud density of 10 (ten) points per square metre;
2. Digital aerial photography of the whole of Shetland;
3. Processing of the data and delivery of files/ data; and
4.Ownership of data provided by Service Provider.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Shetland Islands Council have Contracted an external organisation to carry out LiDAR mapping and photography of the entirety of Shetland Islands including Foula and Fair Isle to the specifications stated in ITT, and provide the resulting data outputs...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 024146-2026-P/01/25-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Field Geospatial AS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177513`
  - Value: £207,400 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 024147-2026-P/01/25-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Field Geospatial AS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177513`
  - Value: £207,400 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 024146-2026-P/01/25-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £207,400
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

- **Contract:** 024147-2026-P/01/25-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £207,400
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024147-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-17T14:44:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:04:09.485Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ef81