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title: "Identifying Surface Features from Upland Peatlands using LiDAR"
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# Identifying Surface Features from Upland Peatlands using LiDAR

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-075b7f49-49af-410b-8956-ed29fba7f13e

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## Summary

The public procurement process pertains to a contract titled "Identifying Surface Features from Upland Peatlands using LiDAR," initiated by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, which is located in London, England. This project falls under the Environmental Services category and is aimed at developing workflows for the National Lidar Programme to identify and characterise drainage and erosion features in upland peatlands. The tender period concluded on 19 November 2021, and the contract was awarded for a total value of £45,600, commencing on 3 January 2022, and running until 31 March 2022. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure below threshold, allowing a wide range of suppliers to participate.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in environmental services, data processing, or geographical information systems. Companies engaged in innovative technologies or those with expertise in LiDAR and peatland assessment will be particularly well-suited to pursue this contract. Engaging in this project could enhance business capabilities and establish lasting relationships within the public sector, potentially leading to further contracts in environmental management and data analytics.

## Notice

The overall aim of this contract is to develop and test processing workflows for National Lidar Programme data to extract and describe small upland drainage (grips) and erosion (gullies and peat haggs) surface features relevant to peatland condition. The features will be identified from specific test areas, and validated against mapped data to determine the accuracy of the methods and outputs, but the workflow processes will be developed with a view to automation and scaling-up their application to enable processing of all upland NLP data to create detailed national maps in 2022/23. Accuracy, automation and scaling-up issues will be identified and discussed with recommendations proposed on how to establish the optimum processes. Feature definition issues will also be discussed (eg up/down-stream limits to gullies) as it will be important to understand and communicate to end-users how the method of identifying each feature type will inform appropriate use.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72342fcb-417d-41be-838e-abed4a26f7b3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,600 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VISIO IMPULSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 11 Jan 2022 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72342fcb-417d-41be-838e-abed4a26f7b3
- 29 Oct 2021 at 10:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e576ca7b-61cd-4a7e-9fac-de377c85b615

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72342fcb-417d-41be-838e-abed4a26f7b3
  11th January 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e576ca7b-61cd-4a7e-9fac-de377c85b615
  29th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/95c14f19-d4b1-4ede-a216-cf312320c164
  n/a

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