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title: "Rezatec EO Ground-truthing"
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# Rezatec EO Ground-truthing

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-203e36e2-5446-45b6-858e-496a9c7d6b7d

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Rezatec EO Ground-truthing" was awarded to Fera Science Ltd by Defra. The contract falls under the industry category of Research and development consultancy services. The procurement method used was selective, with a value of £40,016.34. The contract period is from 31st January 2023 to 1st October 2023. The location of the procurement is Bristol, United Kingdom. The deadline for the tender period was 18th November 2022.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the research and development consultancy services sector, particularly those dealing with environmental monitoring and mapping technology. Being a selective process, businesses with expertise in ground-truthing and stress-level assessment can compete effectively. The contract offers growth potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) due to their suitability for the project requirements.

## Notice

Rezatec produced a map of ash and oak woodland with an overlay indicating the stress level of blocks of ash and oak woodland. A small amount of quality assurance has been undertaken to validate the map. This comprised: A Defra desk-based project using FC photos of ash and oak woodland collected during aerial surveillance to ascertain whether the images aligned with the species level indicated in the Rezatec map. Feedback from Kew Gardens. The QA indicated that (1) oak mapping appeared to have a high level of accuracy (2) ash mapping appeared to be less accurate which could be due to ash dieback impacting the categorisation of trees or could be an issue with the algorithms underlying the mapping. Aims of project: There is no justification for taking forward further work on the map unless we have a good sense of how accurate it is, in terms of both species and stress categorisation. The map can be used on a smartphone, so it is proposed we fund Fera to coordinate the ground-truthing and subcontract the Tree Council to provide the boots on the ground and assess the map against the seen reality.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72fe38f9-0ada-4d6e-9aad-007829f52f62 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2023 - 1 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,016 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,016 |
| 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 |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FERA SCIENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2023 at 07:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72fe38f9-0ada-4d6e-9aad-007829f52f62
- 29 Mar 2023 at 13:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f84b720-d1f9-423f-be3d-f8451fdc47c1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72fe38f9-0ada-4d6e-9aad-007829f52f62
  30th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f84b720-d1f9-423f-be3d-f8451fdc47c1
  29th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

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