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Sussex Woods pilot - Landscape Drone Surveys

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:52.

Opportunity overview

To carry out landscape thermal drone survey of deer population in Sussex Woods project area (334km2) covering multiple landholdings and to be carried out in March 2026

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.

DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITED

Match pending…
Contract value
£35.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£42.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Wimborne, UKK25, BH21 7SB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£50k

Documents and notices

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
2025/S 000-051195
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to steve.walker@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 05/09/2025. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to steve.walker@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
051195-2025
Description
added Clarifications to Bidders Questions attachment

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
5 Sept 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
50,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000

Renewal

Description
Option for 12 month extension.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
See RfQ

Contract period

Ends
19 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
19 Sept 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-4399
Format
application/pdf
Description
RfQ
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-4400
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-4401
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Commercial Response Template
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
A-4402
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Contract Draft
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
049655-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
18 Aug 2025, 19:04
Entry 6
Id
A-4585
Format
application/pdf
Description
Clarifications to Bidders Questions
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 7
Id
051195-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 11:31

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJDG-6588-XDMM
Name
Natural England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJDG-6588-XDMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Steve Walker
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-161971
Name
DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK25
Country
GB
Locality
Wimborne
Postal Code
BH21 7SB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
C/O Aardvark Accounting 1 Cedar Office Park, Cobham Road,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-161971
Name
DIGITAL FAUNA LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Sussex Woods pilot - Landscape Drone Surveys
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
15 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
35,612
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
42,734.4

Period

Ends
19 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
19 Sept 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 month extension option

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059716-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
25 Sept 2025, 14:01

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058a23-2025-09-25T14:01:22+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·