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title: "Aerial Imaging and Mapping Rhododendron ponticum"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840152"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Aerial Imaging and Mapping Rhododendron ponticum

Buyer: Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840152

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## Summary

The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust intends to commission aerial imaging and map creation services on the Isle of Gigha. The work will use drone technology to capture the presence of Rhododendron ponticum in woodland spaces. The resulting mapping will inform assessment of control success and future monitoring of this invasive species, supporting natural regeneration and the growth of native species. Expected methods include photogrammetry, multispectral imaging and easily accessible mapping software. This is an environmental monitoring and geospatial mapping service rather than a construction or supply contract. The Trust is the buying organisation and is also identified as a central purchasing body. The requirement is arranged as one lot and is classified under CPV 71354200, covering aerial mapping services.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Trust has stated an intention to procure, but this record is not an invitation to tender. The planned requirement has an estimated value of £18,000 GBP. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 20 August 2026. The record sets out a single planned lot for aerial imaging and map creation on the Isle of Gigha. It identifies environmental protection as the relevant public policy area and indicates coverage by the Government Procurement Agreement. The intended legal basis is the 2014 EU public procurement directive. No tender submission deadline or award timetable is established at this stage, so suppliers should treat the stated future notice date as indicative rather than as a response deadline.

This will suit specialist drone operators, aerial survey companies, environmental consultants and geospatial mapping providers able to combine field capture with practical mapping outputs. Relevant preparation includes capability in drone-based photogrammetry, multispectral imaging and processing aerial data into maps that woodland or conservation teams can readily use. Experience of surveying vegetation, invasive species or habitat condition would be directly relevant because the outputs are intended to support control monitoring and natural regeneration. Suppliers should be able to work across woodland spaces on the Isle of Gigha and produce accessible mapping software outputs, rather than only raw imagery. The requirement may also suit a small specialist team or a partnership combining unmanned aerial surveying, ecological interpretation and GIS expertise. The buyer is seeking applied environmental intelligence, not simply photography.

## Notice

Aerial imaging capture of Rhododendron ponticum presence and map creation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust (IGHT) wishes to commission work to use aerial imaging and map creation to capture the presence of Rhododendron ponticum using drone technology on the Isle of Gigha that will inform control success, and future monitoring of invasive species in Gigha's woodland spaces, allowing for natural regeneration and native species to thrive. The methods expected to be used include: photogrammetry and multispectral imaging, and easily accessible mapping software.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562642 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust |
| Locality | ARGYLL |
| Postcode area | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA41 7AA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Kintyre and the Islands |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71354200 - Aerial mapping services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562642

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562642&idx=3
  25th August 2026 - Tender Brief Information - Aerial imaging and map creation
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562642&idx=4
  25th August 2026 - Tender Brief Information - Aerial imaging and map creation
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562642&idx=2
  25th August 2026 - Tender Brief Information - Aerial imaging and map creation
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562642&idx=1
  20th August 2026 - Tender Brief Information - Aerial imaging and map creation
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562642
  Aerial Imaging and Mapping Rhododendron ponticum - Aerial imaging capture of Rhododendron ponticum presence and map creation.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gigha.org.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840152
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840152

## Provenance

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