Published date: 20 May 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: 27 June 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural services - 77100000

  • Scanning services - 79999100

Location of contract

CV3 4PE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0300800D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

20 May 2024

Closing date

27 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

For this tender, AHDB are seeking partner/s to provide LIDAR scanning services to inform the assessment of above ground biomass and carbon, and hydrological run-off risk for between 120 and 200 farms across Great Britain. Farm recruitment for participation in this project is currently underway hence exact numbers of farms and their location cannot be confirmed at this stage. Most farms will be mixed farms with two or more enterprise types. Uncropped land such as woodland will also be included.
To provide flexibility, this work has been divided into three regional blocks, each provisionally comprising between 40 and 70 farms.
The LIDAR dataset should cover all the farms identified as participating in the project. Details for two LIDAR resolutions is requested, 16 and 40 ppm, both with three or more returns. LIDAR acquisition must be carried out under leaf off conditions. It will be delivered formatted as a digital terrain model, a digital surface model, canopy height model, fully classified LAS file format and a RGB ortho mosaic in geotiff format.
The above service is part of the project's overall requirement to measure, report and verify (MRV) the changes in carbon stocks within and across farms and provide farmers with information that can help them deliver better environmental services, whilst optimizing production efficiency.
The final award will be for one resolution and the area scanned per farm will vary dependent on farm size and other factors. Tenderers may bid to scan farms in one or more regional blocks.
The Procurement Documents have been made directly available by AHDB by electronic means at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Opportunity: LIDAR Digital Topographic Scanning of Farms in GB
Ref: 2023-686

About the buyer

Contact name

Julia Burger

Address

AHDB, Siskin Parkway East
Coventry
CV3 4PE
GB

Email

julia.burger@ahdb.org.uk