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Framework: Drone Surveys for Inspection -Bridges & Structures.

Fife Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:22.

Opportunity overview

Fife Council aims to establish a framework consisting of three lots for a period of 24 months, with an option to extend for an additional 2x12 months. Accordingly, Fife Council is seeking suppliers capable of providing drone surveys in the following areas: -Confined Spaces Surveys -Bridge Surveys -Coastal/Harbour Surveys

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

LandScope Engineering Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£35.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
001343-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Church Stretton, UK, SY6 6NT, United Kingdom

UAV 365

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£35.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
001343-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, EH12 5EH, United Kingdom

LandScope Engineering Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£22.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
001343-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Church Stretton, UK, SY6 6NT, United Kingdom

UAV 365

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£22.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
001343-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, EH12 5EH, United Kingdom

LandScope Engineering Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£12.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
001343-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Church Stretton, UK, SY6 6NT, United Kingdom

UAV 365

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£12.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
001343-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, EH12 5EH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79961200 — Aerial photography services

Lots

  • Confined Space Drone Surveys£200k
  • Bridge Drone Surveys£200k
  • Harbour and Coastal Drone/ RoV Surveys£120k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
TW0016
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Recurrence

Description
Six to eight months before the end of the framework.

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
N/A
Maximum Participants
9

Second Stage

Invitation Date
28 Oct 2024, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
30 Sept 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
9 Sept 2024, 00:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
KPIs
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
79961200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Aerial photography services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Minimum
B.4 and 4B.4.1 Ratio 4B.5.1 4B.5.2 4B.5.3 Insurance Minimum level(s) of standards required: 4B.4 and 4B.4.1 A Liquidity Ratio will be applied Current Assets will be divided by Current Liabilities. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and Current liabilities in relation to their published accounts for the last two years. Tenderers are expected to achieve a ratio of 1 or more. Where a Tenderer does not meet this requirement further details should be provided to confirm why and the Council may undertake additional financial checks and a qualitative judgement shall be made as to the financial capacity of the Tenderer. 4B.5.1 4B.5.2 4B.5.3 Insurance Organisations must also have or commit to have the relevant levels of insurance cover before the framework starts or we will exclude you from this procurement. GBP10m Employers Liability GBP 5m Public Liability GBP 1m Professional Liability
Description
4B.4 and 4B.4.1 Ratio 4B.5.1 4B.5.2 4B.5.3 Insurance Minimum level(s) of standards required: 4B.4 and 4B.4.1 A Liquidity Ratio will be applied Current Assets will be divided by Current Liabilities. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and Current liabilities in relation to their published accounts for the last two years. Tenderers are expected to achieve a ratio of 1 or more. Where a Tenderer does not meet this requirement further details should be provided to confirm why and the Council may undertake additional financial checks and a qualitative judgement shall be made as to the financial capacity of the Tenderer. 4B.5.1 4B.5.2 4B.5.3 Insurance Organisations must also have or commit to have the relevant levels of insurance cover before the framework starts or we will exclude you from this procurement. GBP10m Employers Liability GBP 5m Public Liability GBP 1m Professional Liability

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Minimum
4C.1 and 4C1.1 Experience We will evaluate organisation’s experience and capability relative to what we intend to buy, in particular: Supplying the same services Achieving the same or similar outcomes Suppliers will be required to provide 3 examples of works carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the works as described in the scope. Scoring key provided below and applicable. A maximum word count of 500 words will apply to each example in this question The scoring key below Evaluation score Description 0 Your answer is not relevant; it will not contribute to achieving the relevant aspects of the specification. 1 Your answer has some relevance albeit with weak supporting evidence; it will contribute little to achieving the relevant aspects of the specification. 2 Your answer is partially relevant with some supporting evidence; it will contribute to achieving the relevant aspects of the specification. 3 Your answer is largely complete and directly relevant with significant supporting evidence; it will contribute significantly to achieving the relevant aspects of the specification. 4 Your answer is complete and directly relevant with unequivocal supporting evidence; it will achieve the relevant aspects of the specification. 4C.6 and 4C.6.1 Professional Qualifications You shall be excluded you from this procurement if you don’t hold the following: The bidders must operate an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. The bidders must have operators for external operations licensed for flying in the open category with A2 CofC qualification per the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)’s “CAP 722 - Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – Policy and Guidance” and operate in accordance with BS ISO 21384-3:2023 Unmanned aircraft systems - Operational procedures. Evidence to be provided. 4C.7 Environmental Management You shall be excluded you from this procurement if you don’t hold a SEPA waste carriers licence Or equivalent 4C.8.1 and 4C.8.2 Manpower We will evaluate your organisation’s annual manpower and managerial staff levels over the last 3 years to ensure adequate resources are in place to support the delivery of this framework agreement. We can exclude you from this procurement if, in our opinion, you cannot resource the agreement we intend to award. 4C.9 Relevant Plant and Tools Suppliers will be required to demonstrate that they have access to the relevant Plant and Equipment, to allow access to the required roofs whilst complying with Health and Safety Directives. These can include the following but are not limited to this EPL Leo Platform 4D.1 and 4D.1.2 Quality Assurance Organisations must confirm they have in place documented, monitoring and reviewing arrangements on an ongoing basis for Quality Assurance Health & Safety Documented arrangements that the organisation has a system for monitoring quality management procedures on an on-going basis. Part IV Concluding Statement Declaration of information accuracy You shall be excluded from this procurement if you do not give: Relevant information about the person providing the signature The date of the signature, and it is not before the date of the deadline The signature of person authorised to sign
Description
4C.1 and 4C1.1 Experience 4C.6 and 4C.6.1 Professional Qualifications 4C.7 Environmental Management 4C.8.1 and 4C.8.2 Manpower 4C.9 Relevant Plant and Tools 4D.1 and 4D.1.2 Quality Assurance Part IV Concluding Statement

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
The bidders must have operators for external operations licensed for flying in the open category with A2 CofC qualification per the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)’s “CAP 722 - Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – Policy and Guidance” and operate in accordance with BS ISO 21384-3:2023 Unmanned aircraft systems - Operational procedures. Evidence to be provided

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
3
Title
Harbour and Coastal Drone/ RoV Surveys
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Currently Fife Council’s harbour walls are inspected by a team of two from a hired boat. By using drone surveys, we can get a much closer look at the walls, and they would allow review of the inspection videos in-house for immediate assessment of suspect issues. Therefore, the Council is looking for a supplier(s) able to carry out photogrammetric and LiDar surveys of the Council’s harbour walls above and below the waterline and similar surveys of inaccessible coast lines above the highwater mark on an as-and-when basis. We require indicative costs for the following items. -Mobilisation to site -Delivery of a 4K Video file – Required. -Delivery of a Photogrammetric model of each structure surveyed. Please detail accuracy of measurement possible. – Required. -Delivery of a brief descriptive report of the activity and inspection in electronic or pdf format – Required. -Live stream of the inspection video feed to MS Teams or similar. – Desired. -Any other items such as site establishment, H&S requirements, accommodation costs etc, Budget It is estimated that a budget of GBP30,000 per year would be made available for these types of survey

Value

Amount
120,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
Up to 2X12 month extension

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
10

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
Candidates must complete all of the sections of the SPD, Part 4C.1 contains a scored question which will be used to shortlist candidates. A short-list of approximately 10-15 suppliers shall be invited to tender (a clear break in scoring shall determine the break-point for short-list and in the event of equal scoring, additional suppliers shall be taken through to tender stage).
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Bridge Drone Surveys
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Currently Fife Council’s bridge General and Principal inspections are all conducted in person, necessitating lone working and in many cases the use of specialist access equipment. Inspections are conducted in accordance with codes of practice at the following intervals. General Inspections – every 2 years Principal Inspections – every 6 years Therefore, the Council is looking for a supplier(s) able to carryout photogrammetric and LiDar surveys of the Council bridge inventory on an as-and-when basis. We require indicative costs for the following items. -Mobilisation to site -Delivery of a 4K Video file – Required. -Delivery of a Photogrammetric model of each structure surveyed. Please detail accuracy of measurement possible. – Required. -Delivery of the Lidar survey Cloud points in rcp or rcs format. – Required. -Delivery of a brief descriptive report of the activity and inspection in electronic or pdf format – Required. -Provide Revit model of structure surveyed – Table of costs of levels of detail (LoD) from 1-5. - Required -Live stream of the inspection video feed to MS Teams or similar. – Desired. -Any other items such as site establishment, H&S requirements, accommodation costs etc. Indicative budget per year for project related detailed modelling using drone acquired data. GBP50,000

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
Up to 2 X 12 month extensions

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
10

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
Candidates must complete all of the sections of the SPD, Part 4C.1 contains a scored question which will be used to shortlist candidates. A short-list of approximately 10-15 suppliers shall be invited to tender (a clear break in scoring shall determine the break-point for short-list and in the event of equal scoring, additional suppliers shall be taken through to tender stage).
Entry 3
Id
1
Title
Confined Space Drone Surveys
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Fife Council is required by Codes of Practice to inspect all structures every 2 to 3 years. Our policy is to inspect Confined Spaces every 3 years due to the hazardous nature of confined space entry. Therefore, the Council is looking for supplier(s) able to provide the following: Carry out photogrammetric and LiDar surveys of the Council’s Bridges & Structures Service 41 Confined Spaces. Initially we require at least 14 of these inspected in the first year. We require indicative costs for the following items. -Mobilisation to site -Delivery of a 4K Video file – Required. -Delivery of a Photogrammetric model of each structure surveyed. Please detail accuracy of measurement possible. – Required -Delivery of the Lidar survey Cloud points in rcp or rcs format. – Required. -Delivery of a brief descriptive report of the activity and inspection in electronic or pdf format – Required. -Provide Revit model of structure surveyed – Provide an indicative table of costs of level of detail (LoD) 1-5 (This will not be required for all structures). -Live stream of the inspection video feed to MS Teams or similar. – Desired. -Any other items such as site establishment, H&S requirements, accommodation costs etc. It is estimated that a budget of GBP 50,000 per year would be made available for the above surveys. This would not include the costs of revit modelling as it is appreciated this will not always be required and is more costly.

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal

Description
Up to 2 x 12 month extensions

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
10

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
Candidates must complete all of the sections of the SPD, Part 4C.1 contains a scored question which will be used to shortlist candidates. A short-list of approximately 10-15 suppliers shall be invited to tender (a clear break in scoring shall determine the break-point for short-list and in the event of equal scoring, additional suppliers shall be taken through to tender stage).

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
Fife

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM72
Entry 2
Region
UKM72
Entry 3
Region
UKM72

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79961200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Aerial photography services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Fife

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM72
Entry 2
Region
UKM72
Entry 3
Region
UKM72

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79961200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Aerial photography services
Item 3
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Fife

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM72
Entry 2
Region
UKM72
Entry 3
Region
UKM72

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79961200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Aerial photography services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2273
Name
Fife Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM72
Locality
Glenrothes
Postal Code
KY7 5LT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Fife House, North Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Fife Council

Contact

Name
Yahia Reggab
Telephone
+44 3451550000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4655
Name
Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Kirkcaldy
Postal Code
KY1 1XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Courthouse, Whytecausway,

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-135032
Name
UAV 365

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH12 5EH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Gyleworks Ltd, 34 South Gyle Crescent

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
UAV 365
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-135033
Name
LandScope Engineering Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Church Stretton
Postal Code
SY6 6NT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Chart House

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
LandScope Engineering Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
001343-2025-1
Title
Confined Space Drone Surveys
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135032
Name
UAV 365
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-135033
Name
LandScope Engineering Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
001343-2025-2
Title
Bridge Drone Surveys
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135032
Name
UAV 365
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-135033
Name
LandScope Engineering Ltd

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
001343-2025-3
Title
Harbour and Coastal Drone/ RoV Surveys
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135032
Name
UAV 365
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-135033
Name
LandScope Engineering Ltd

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001343-2025-1
Title
Confined Space Drone Surveys
Status
active
Award ID
001343-2025-1
Date Signed
14 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
35,175
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
001343-2025-2
Title
Bridge Drone Surveys
Status
active
Award ID
001343-2025-2
Date Signed
14 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
22,343.75
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
001343-2025-3
Title
Harbour and Coastal Drone/ RoV Surveys
Status
active
Award ID
001343-2025-3
Date Signed
14 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
12,375
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glenrothes · UKM72 · KY7 5LT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM72

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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