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LiDAR-coupled Digital Aerial Surveys

Natural England
London
Open procedure
24 September 2025 to 13 April 2026

Delivery of high-resolution digital aerial surveys coupled with airborne LiDAR to monitor seabird and marine mammal distribution and flight altitude. The project involves 20 total survey flights across two lots, with data outputs published via the Marine Data Exchange. Surveys are seasonally constrained to specific autumn, winter, spring, and summer windows to address identified evidence gaps.

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Awarded value: £430k; As published
Published: 24 March 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 23 September 2025; APEM
Contract length: 7 months; Ends 13 April 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of digital aerial surveys and airborne LiDAR data collection for marine environmental monitoring and offshore wind farm impact assessment.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
24 March 2025
Contract awardedto APEM
23 September 2025
Contract starts
24 September 2025
Contract ends
13 April 2026

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/319887/lidar-coupled-digital-aerial-surveys
Buyer reference: C29175
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f7ca
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Natural England. LiDAR-coupled Digital Aerial Surveys. Contract award, 24 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/319887/lidar-coupled-digital-aerial-surveys (accessed 12 October 2026).