AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Robert Gordon University published an award and contract notice for aerial LiDAR capture and data acquisition in Aberdeenshire. The notice names 2Excel Aviation as the award supplier and records a contract value of £279,450, signed on 16 October 2026. However, the only related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status inconsistency.
Published outcomeAward and contract record published; contract status is active in the contract data, while related Lot 1 is marked cancelled.
Market significanceA £279,450 aerial mapping services procurement for time-sensitive LiDAR, imagery, 3D, geospatial and visualisation-ready outputs in Aberdeenshire.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
2Excel Aviation
82% confidenceAward 098901-2026-RTEU0010-1 · Lots 1 · £279,450 (shared contract value; one named supplier) GBP · Named supplier on active award; identity unverified
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The award names 2Excel Aviation as supplier. The linked contract records £279,450. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified legal company name supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award/contract release 098901-2026 is dated 2026-10-20T11:37:09+01:00.
Award status
90% confidenceActive
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Award 098901-2026-RTEU0010-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
90% confidenceActive
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Contract 098901-2026-RTEU0010-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signing
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract data gives dateSigned as 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, the sole lot linked to the award, is marked 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£279,450
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Contract 098901-2026-RTEU0010-1 states value amount 279450 GBP.
Published opportunity ceiling
72% confidence£350,000
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Process-level value_max is 350000 GBP; no basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence14 May 2026
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Release 044419-2026 is a tender notice dated 2026-05-14T14:38:04+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence16 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-06-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Release 098901-2026 is dated 2026-10-20T11:37:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTime-sensitive aerial LiDAR scanning and imagery, delivering a high-resolution laser-mapped aerial survey with associated 3D, geospatial and visualisation-ready deliverables.
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Tender and Lot 1 descriptions.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 71354200 — Aerial mapping services
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Tender classification and item additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKM50; described as a specified region of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Delivery address region is UKM50; procurement description specifies Aberdeenshire.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.
Evaluation weighting
96% confidenceTechnical 55%; price 45%
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Lot 1 award criteria list Technical 55 and price 45.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
95% confidenceActive contract record, signed 16 October 2026
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Contract status is active and dateSigned is supplied.
Start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
End date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Options
95% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value context
85% confidenceThe recorded £279,450 contract value is £70,550 below the published £350,000 process ceiling.
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Contract value is £279,450; process value_max is £350,000. The notice does not state the basis of the ceiling or explain the difference.
Commercial emphasis
96% confidenceThe evaluation gave a greater stated weighting to technical quality (55%) than price (45%).
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Lot 1 award criteria specify Technical 55 and price 45.
Delivery requirement
98% confidenceThe requirement is explicitly time-sensitive and combines aerial capture with processed geospatial and visualisation-ready outputs.
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Tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot and award status conflict
99% confidenceThe sole related lot is cancelled, while the award and contract records are active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract status are active.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidence2Excel Aviation is a source-supplied name only; the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and verified company fields are null.
Missing contract period
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No contract start or end date is present.
Unallocated process ceiling
94% confidenceThe £350,000 process-level maximum has no stated basis and is not a lot-level or award-level value.
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Process value_max is 350000 GBP; award and lot values are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole related lot is marked cancelled whereas the award and contract records are active; the source does not resolve this conflict.
- 2Excel Aviation is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without identifying a safe company match.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, renewal or extension terms, bidder count, bid prices, award rationale and detailed scoring.
- The £350,000 process-level maximum has no stated value basis and is not allocated to a lot or award.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Robert Gordon University2Excel AviationAerial LiDAR Capture & Data Acquisitionaerial mapping servicesAberdeenshire LiDAR£279,450 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on the Robert Gordon University aerial LiDAR award?
The published award names 2Excel Aviation. Its legal company identity was not verified through the supplied matching data.
What is the recorded contract value?
The contract record states £279,450 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signing date of 16 October 2026.
What was being procured?
Time-sensitive aerial LiDAR scanning and imagery, with high-resolution survey, 3D, geospatial and visualisation-ready deliverables for a region of Aberdeenshire.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The award and contract are marked active, but their sole related lot is marked cancelled.
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