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title: "School of Biology/SMRU: Aircraft for the Aerial Survey of Grey Seal Breeding Colonies 2025"
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# School of Biology/SMRU: Aircraft for the Aerial Survey of Grey Seal Breeding Colonies 2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-smru-aircraft-for-the-aerial-survey-of-grey-seal-breeding-colonies-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05295a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of St Andrews: "School of Biology/SMRU: Aircraft for the Aerial Survey of Grey Seal Breeding Colonies 2025". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of aircraft with crew, Piloted aircraft
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £145,972 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-smru-aircraft-for-the-aerial-survey-of-grey-seal-breeding-colonies-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05295a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05295a`

## 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/school-of-biology-smru-aircraft-for-the-aerial-survey-of-grey-seal-breeding-colonies-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05295a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofstandrews)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-smru-aircraft-for-the-aerial-survey-of-grey-seal-breeding-colonies-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05295a#participate

## Description
In September to December 2025, SMRU will carry out repeat aerial surveys of around 80 grey seal breeding sites around Scotland and along the east coast of England (with the aim to survey each colony 4 or 5 times throughout the season).  We therefore require a twin-engine aircraft (with survey pilot) with 4-5 hours available flight time excluding reserve fuel time.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34711300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** In September to December 2025, SMRU will carry out repeat aerial surveys of around 80 grey seal breeding sites around Scotland and along the east coast of England (with the aim to survey each colony 4 or 5 times throughout the season).  We therefore ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 058777-2025-BIO/300525/CM/SL-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cheshire Flying Services Limited Trading as Ravenair**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161657`
  - Value: £145,972 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 058777-2025-BIO/300525/CM/SL-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £145,972
  - Signed Date: 24/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028660-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-23T09:18:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:34:11.513Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05295a