Forestry Commission: LiDAR-based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing

UK-Bristol: Surveying services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission
       620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000674000, Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Emily Coffin
       Main Address: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: LiDAR-based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing            
      Reference number: FCCN002931

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         71355000 - Surveying services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The work under this contract will produce outputs for a LiDAR-based forest inventory. This involves LiDAR data collection with accompanying field sampling for calibration, and all aspects of data processing to produce forest inventory estimates.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 170,871.06
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The work under this contract will produce outputs for a LiDAR-based forest inventory. This involves LiDAR data collection with accompanying field sampling for calibration, and all aspects of data processing to produce forest inventory estimates. Data capture will take place in Forestry England managed forests across England totalling 46,725 ha. There are 2 main regions: New Forest and Yorkshire. The contract may be extended to include a further 2 regions - Devon and/or Cannock – dependent on budget availability.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Contract Team / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 45
      Quality criterion - Name: Environmental Sustainability / Weighting: 10
                  
      Price - Weighting: 20
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2025/S 000-003652
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: FCCN002931    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: LiDAR-Based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 11/04/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Arbonaut Oy Ltd, N/A
             Karislakatu 2, Joensuu, 80130, Finland
             NUTS Code: FI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 185,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 170,871.06
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=970288557
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          High Court
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/08/2025