£10,000: 25.07.2025

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) seeks to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to undertake Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Survey of Councils green spaces. DCSDC requires an Invasive Alien Species Assessment to be carried out for its green spaces, identifying the species, location and area (m²) of each stand of IAS, including GIS mapping. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI.

Anglian Water Services £10-£250k in lots

Ecological and hydrological surveys and assessments for environmental and regulatory compliance in various environments.

Anglian Water Services Ltd (Anglian Water) is undertaking a procurement exercise to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of Ecological and Hydrological Surveys and Assessments, including terrestrial, marine, coastal, and estuarine environments. These services will support Anglian Water's Enabling and Environmental programmes, including WINEP, Quality, Environmental, and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) initiatives.

Estimated Value:

The total estimated value of the framework is up to £47 million for the AMP. Individual call-off contracts are expected to vary in value, with many anticipated to fall within the £10,000-£250,000 range. Only a small number of larger projects may exceed this.

Duration of Framework:

Up to 15 years (initial term of 5 years, with two optional extensions of 5 years each).

Scope of Services:

The framework will cover the supply of:

Pre-construction ecological and hydrological surveys for capital projects (e.g. reservoirs, desalination plants)

Environmental assessments to support planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance, Data collection, analysis, and reporting aligned with WFD, BNG, and other statutory requirements.

Delivery Requirements:

Services must be delivered across Anglian Water's operational regions, including Hartlepool, Lincoln, Ruthamford, Norfolk, and Essex. Suppliers must demonstrate the ability to deliver high-quality, standards-compliant outputs under NEC4 and Anglian Water Services Terms and Conditions including Purchase Order contract terms. All procurement and contract management will be conducted electronically.

Framework Structure:

2 lots- Ecology and Hydrology

Each single-lot has two delivery pathways:

Pathway A - For use mostly by Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) or larger pipeline and construction projects, requiring higher levels of assurance including collateral warranties, cyber security, and insurance provisions. These projects may involve higher-value call-offs and more complex delivery requirements.

Pathway B - For regional and less complex projects or requirements, with lower assurance thresholds. A maximum number of suppliers will be appointed per region to ensure balanced coverage and maintain supply chain capacity.

Suppliers may apply for either or both pathways. Subcontracting between awarded suppliers is permitted only with prior approval from Anglian Water.

Additional Information:

Anglian Water encourages participation from SMEs and will provide support throughout the tender process.

Duration: September to December 2025,

Total flying time: 120 hours.

Tech stack mentioned

- Twin-engine aircraft - Aerial camera system (PAS150) - ITT (Invitation to Tender) - eTendering System (InTend)

Organisations mentioned

SMRU (Sea Mammal Research Unit)

Supplier requirements

Supplier requirements: Twin-engine aircraft with survey pilot, 4-5 hours flight time, accommodate 2 SMRU staff, aerial camera system, flights to remote airports, total flying time of 120 hours.

This is to survey various types of land features and structures in North West England for United Utilities.

Closing date: 11.08.2025

Experience and expertise in various types of geospatial and topographical surveys, including LiDAR, photogrammetry, underground utility surveys, UAV surveys, and data processing/modeling.

The following technologies are mentioned in the information:

- Light detection and ranging (“LiDAR”) & photogrammetric surveys

- Bathymetric/hydrographic surveys

- Catchment ground modelling

- Deformation monitoring surveys

- Mapping underground features

- Measured building surveys

- Mobile LiDAR surveys

- Pipeline route surveys

- Point Cloud processing and modelling

- River cross section surveys

- Topographical surveys

- Terrestrial Laser Scanning

- Underground utility surveys, including ground penetrating radar (“GPR”)

- Unmanned aircraft system (“UAS”) surveys inspection & mapping (drones)

- 3D model production

LiDAR sensor, Green LiDAR, Marine LiDAR, UAV/Drone surveys

Supplier requirements

Supplier requirements: experience in conducting LiDAR surveys, ability to provide LAS files, DSMs, DTMs, and QA assurance statements, familiarity with coastal zone surveying techniques.

Closing Date 01.08.2025

c £750,000

Natural England

£16.5m

January 2026

Methods

- GANNT

- RAID

- online sessions

- laboratory services

- eDNA

Organisations mentioned

Forest Research, Environment Agency, Joint Council for Nature Conservation and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Supplier requirements:

- Ability to mobilize and schedule surveys from multiple contractors

- Project management experience, including GANNT and RAID management

- Procurement and contract management skills

- Collaboration with Natural England and Defra

- Experience in managing logistics and resolving problems with survey contractors and surveyor teams

c Euro 90k

Munster Drone Services Ltd seeks to procure a drone system suitable for safe indoor operation in confined, GPS-denied environments. The drone must include a high-resolution survey-grade payload and be capable of 3D mapping, visual inspection, and environmental data collection.

Closes 11.07.2025

The UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Business programme is seeking to drive greater long-term adoption of space solutions across commercial end-user businesses operating in the Financial Services and Transport & Logistics sectors in the UK. Following a successful 18-month pilot, the programme is entering phase 2 and is continuing to accelerate adoption of space solutions by businesses and catalysing investment into the UK space sector, by providing grant funding to de-risk pilot projects.

The UK Space Agency invites proposals from end-user business led consortiums, with a space supplier and any relevant integrator organisations, for innovative pilot projects to commercialise space solutions within the Financial Services or Transport & Logistics sectors in the UK.

Funding Available

The UK Space Agency intends to award up to £2,000,000 total funding.

Up to £400,000 of grant funding is available per project. Total project costs may be higher to account for match funding. In exceptional circumstances, the UK Space Agency reserves the right to adjust the value or duration of the grant funding available.

The preferred duration of each project is 6 months (September 2025 – February 2026), with a maximum duration of 7 months. Projects must be ready to start by 1 September 2025 and should aim to conclude by 28 February 2026 but must finish by 31 March 2026. Three of the four milestones should be completed by 31 January 2026; a Commercialisation Plan and Final Report should be delivered by 28 February 2026.

This Dynamic Purchasing System is to establish a pool of qualified suppliers to provide field data collection services. It will be broken into geographical lots and possibly work elements. For the following:

Survey work such as National Forest Inventory (NFI) and Trees Outside of Woodlands (TOW)

The installation of surveying/monitoring equipment for our National Capital Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) work

Suppliers who can help with our Forest Mensuration and Production surveys (such as U18), Forest Attribute Surveys to update GIS information, collection of data from experimental sites.

They are particularly interested in suppliers who have experience using GIS technology, handheld GPS devices, field survey techniques. They would like to also have the option to explore the use of future ancillary technologies such as Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and terrestrial based LiDAR. They do not expect all suppliers to be able to provide all services, not all of these skills will be required for each mini-competition.

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. c £5m. Provision of Earth Observation Service in the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Framework contract with multiple lots £m

duct / service

Provision of space technology solutions for government and public sector bodies, including satellite communications and geospatial services.

Value: Not specified Duration: 6 years initial term, optional extension of 2 years.

DEFRA 10.07.2025

Detailed survey of soil profiles and classification for soil monitoring plots in England based on specific criteria and methods.

Field data collection app on a mobile device (most likely tablet) provided by Natural England

Supplier requirements for bidding on tNCEA England Ecosystem Soils Classification Surveys include expertise in soil classification, knowledge of relevant survey handbooks, and understanding of soil profiling techniques and classification systems.