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title: "Passive Acoustic Monitoring Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060431"
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buyer: "FORESTRY ENGLAND (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION)"
published: "2026-04-15"
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# Passive Acoustic Monitoring Equipment

Buyer: FORESTRY ENGLAND (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060431

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034257-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Future notice date | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2026 - 30 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £341,000 |
| Lots value | £341,000 |
| Awards value | £256,733 |
| Contracts value | £297,279 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY ENGLAND (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FORESTRY COMMISSION) |
| Additional buyers | FORESTRY COMMISSION |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WILDLIFE ACOUSTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 31640000 - Machines and apparatus with individual functions

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2026 at 13:12 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034257-2026
- 13 Mar 2026 at 09:21 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022682-2026
- 26 Jan 2026 at 15:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006784-2026
- 13 Jan 2026 at 09:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002477-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034257-2026
  15th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022682-2026
  13th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006784-2026
  26th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002477-2026
  13th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/eRFX-Suppliers/Open.aspx?requirementId=b76fd353-5376-43a2-8a04-37b8020c1c39
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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