Published date: 13 December 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 10 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey services - 79311000

Location of contract

NR33 0HT

Value of contract

£30,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

CF-0424100D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

13 December 2024

Closing date

10 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 January 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To support the delivery of the BEEMS Programme, Cefas have the requirement to work with a supplier to assess error margins around estimates of the ground elevation under dune and coastal vegetation at Sizewell-Minsmere.

Accurate, or slightly conservative, estimates of the beach and dune surface under vegetation are required to ensure that beach volumes (specifically Soft Coastal Defence Feature (SCDF) volumes) are not over-estimated which could otherwise result in delayed SCDF maintenance triggers and maintenance, and increased risks of SCDF buffer & Hard Coastal Defence Feature (HCDF) exposure.

The supplier is required to test the next generation of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors, which have more power and improved laser to penetrate further into the vegetation, against elevations from detailed ground truthing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Red Green Blue (RGB) optical imagery. Surveys are required to be undertaken when coastal vegetation is at its minima, average and maxima (c. January, March/April and June). The proposed work will include three LiDAR surveys, each with accompanying ground truth surveys, collected with a GNSS receiver rover (short occupation only, no tripod required). Accuracy requirements for ground truthing measurements are to be within Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) ±3cm horizontal and ±4cm vertical, equivalent to a detailed survey performed under relative kinematic methodology as per RICS 'Use of GNSS in land surveying and mapping 3rd edition' standards. Please see supporting documents contained within the bidder pack for details of the survey area, and minimum expected ground truthing points.
For full details download the Bidder Pack at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for CEFAS24-146 under opportunities.

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Anderson

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk