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Passive Acoustic Monitoring Equipment

Forestry England (for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission)

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

15 Apr 2026 at 14:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

13 Mar 2026 at 09:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 Jan 2026 at 15:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

13 Jan 2026 at 09:16

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Forestry England, operating on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has awarded a contract under an open procedure for the supply of passive acoustic monitoring equipment. This procurement falls within the goods category and involves delivering 400 units designed for biodiversity data collection across various Wild Area project sites in the UK. The contract was signed with Wildlife Acoustics Inc. on 26 March 2026, with the procurement process completing the award stage. This initiative fits within the framework of UKPGA legislation 2023/54, aiming to enhance nature recovery efforts through accurate and robust monitoring equipment suitable for challenging terrains. Key dates included completion in early April 2026, ensuring the equipment is ready for the monitoring phase throughout the Spring and Summer periods.

This procurement offers unique business growth opportunities, particularly for firms specialising in environmental technology and equipment manufacturing. Businesses focused on producing autonomous, low-maintenance monitoring devices with substantial data storage and power capacities can benefit from similar contracts in the future, as they are likely to meet the stringent requirements set by entities such as Forestry England. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited given the tender's suitability for such organisations. Despite the contracts being completed, keeping informed about public procurement notices could provide valuable leads for businesses aiming to engage in biodiversity and environmental monitoring projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Passive Acoustic Monitoring Equipment

Notice Description

Forestry England have completed a tender for a supply contract for four hundred (400) Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) units with Full Spectrum Ultrasonic and Audible monitoring capability. This is to provide biodiversity data as part of the monitoring programme across our suite of Wild Area project sites. This will inform progress towards our nature recovery objectives and our management planning. The wild area project sites are large and remote with difficult terrain. So the PAM units to be autonomous, accurate, robust and low maintenance, with a high power source and data storage capacity to facilitate long recording periods with minimum maintenance and data downloading requirements during the spring and summer monitoring periods.

Planning Information

To inform the market of the requirement and to understand interest in this opportunity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060431
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034257-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

CPV Codes

31640000 - Machines and apparatus with individual functions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£341,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£341,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£256,733 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£297,279 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
13 Mar 20265 months ago
Contract Period
26 Mar 2026 - 30 Apr 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Forestry England (for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission)
Additional Buyers

Forestry Commission

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1EJ
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wildlife Acoustics Inc.

Further Information

Notice Documents

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