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).