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Published 18 Aug 2025, 19:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sussex Woods pilot - Landscape Drone Surveys

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£50,000≈ £50k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT28.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 15 Sept 2025
Awarded to DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 19 Sept 2026 · up to 19 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 19 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To carry out landscape thermal drone survey of deer population in Sussex Woods project area (334km2) covering multiple landholdings and to be carried out in March 2026

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 19 Sept 2025 – 19 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 19 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option for 12 month extension.
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: See RfQ

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Aug 2025, 19:04 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
Authority reference
2025/S 000-051195
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049655
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a23 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to steve.walker@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 05/09/2025.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to steve.walker@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 25 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 19:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published398 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 19:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 11:31 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
Published amendments (1)

added Clarifications to Bidders Questions attachment

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £35,6121 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITEDSME£35,612 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Sussex Woods pilot - Landscape Drone Surveys · DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    15 Sept 2025
    Value
    £35,612
    Period
    19 Sept 2025 – 19 Sept 2026 · up to 19 Sept 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 month extension option

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITEDAwarded supplier C/O Aardvark Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road,, Wimborne, South West, BH21 7SBContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender