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Remote Sensed Data - Aircraft, Sensors & Software - RFI2

ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 03:41.

Opportunity overview

As Great Britain’s national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey is responsible for capturing and maintaining the National Map of Great Britain. This is supported by a range of operational capabilities and technologies, including national-scale programmes for sensed data capture and processing. Ordnance Survey currently undertakes its own sensed data capture through cyclical and targeted flying programmes. The imagery collected supports production processes, helping to update and enhance the National Map. The imagery is also incorporated directly into the OS MasterMap Imagery Layer and used in the creation and derivation of a range of OS products. Ordnance Survey is seeking to enhance its sensed data capture capability to meet future customer needs. It therefore wishes to understand market capability to deliver remote sensed data from additional and alternative sensors. Ordnance Survey is considering two approaches and is releasing two Requests for Information (RFI); one for remote sensed data provisions (this RFI), the second to obtain options for acquiring aircraft, sensors and software for continued aerial acquisition as an in-house activity. The scope of this RFI is the provision of aircraft, sensors and software to support Ordnance Survey's aerial data capture requirements. Respondents are invited to describe how their capabilities and solutions could meet the requirements outlined within the RFI documentation and to propose appropriate delivery options. Options may include, but are not limited to: • The leasing of aircraft and provision of flying services to Ordnance Survey; • The leasing or rental of sensors and/or software to Ordnance Survey; • The purchase of sensors and/or software by Ordnance Survey.

Classification

  • CPV34700000 — Aircraft and spacecraft
  • CPV34711300 — Piloted aircraft
  • CPV38651000 — Cameras
  • CPV48328000 — Image-processing software package

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
OP.0988
Main Procurement Category
goods
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
9 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34700000
Description
Aircraft and spacecraft
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34711300
Description
Piloted aircraft
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
38651000
Description
Cameras
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
48328000
Description
Image-processing software package

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Organisations wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise may obtain the response documents and associated procurement information through the Ordnance Survey In-tend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/os/aspx/Home
Due
28 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076441-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Aug 2026, 17:32
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09121572

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09121572

Address

Street Address
Explorer House Adanac Drive
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO16 0AS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

Contact

Name
Tony Fay

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southampton · UKJ36 · SO16 0AS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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