Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
UK
Contact person: Emily Coffin
Telephone: +44 3000674000
E-mail: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.forestryengland.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Forestry
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
LiDAR-based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing
Reference number: FCCN002931
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71355000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The work under this contract will produce outputs for a LiDAR-based forest inventory. This involves LiDAR data collection with accompanying field sampling for calibration, and all aspects of data processing to produce forest inventory estimates.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
170 871.06
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The work under this contract will produce outputs for a LiDAR-based forest inventory. This involves LiDAR data collection with accompanying field sampling for calibration, and all aspects of data processing to produce forest inventory estimates. Data capture will take place in Forestry England managed forests across England totalling 46,725 ha. There are 2 main regions: New Forest and Yorkshire. The contract may be extended to include a further 2 regions - Devon and/or Cannock – dependent on budget availability.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Contract Team
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Environmental Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-003652
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FCCN002931
Title: LiDAR-Based Forest Inventory - Data Collection and Processing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arbonaut Oy Ltd
N/A
Karislakatu 2
Joensuu
80130
FI
NUTS: FI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 170 871.06
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=970288557 GO Reference: GO-202581-PRO-31670184
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/08/2025