Northumbria University Drone Mapping System Contract Award
Summary
Northumbria University has awarded a contract valued at £37,097.20 to COPTRZ LTD for a drone mapping and surveying system. The system will be used for assessing hurricane damage and species vulnerability in Jamaican forest ecosystems. The contract duration is three months.
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This notice details a contract awarded by Northumbria University to COPTRZ LTD for a drone mapping and surveying system. The contract value is £37,097.20, including VAT, and is for a duration of three months, from March 16, 2026, to June 15, 2026. The system, a DJI Matrice 400 Drone Mapping Platform with LiDAR and Multispectral Payloads, is intended for high-precision environmental mapping and post-disaster ecological assessment, specifically to study the impact of hurricanes on Jamaican forest ecosystems.
This is a procurement notice for a specific contract award. Regulated entities, particularly those in the education and technology sectors involved in government contracting, should note the details of this award as an example of procurement for specialized equipment. No immediate compliance actions are required for external parties based on this notice, as it pertains to a specific contract between two entities.
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Drone Mapping/Surveying System
- Northumbria University UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-024130
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066c66
Published 17 March 2026, 2:34pm
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Description
Project name: Assessing hurricane damage and species vulnerability across six Jamaican forest ecosystems following catastrophic and compounding hurricanes.
Hurricane Melissa represents an unprecedented scientific opportunity for studying the impact of the most powerful hurricane on record (since 1851) on six distinct tropical forest ecosystems in Jamaica, including a World Heritage site. This procurement covers the acquisition of an Integrated UAV Remote Sensing & Surveying System, specifically configured for high-precision environmental mapping and post-disaster ecological assessment. DJI Matrice 400 Drone Mapping Platform with LiDAR and Multispectral Payloads will assist in generation of valuable baseline data including species damage rankings.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £37,097.20 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
27 February 2026
Contract dates
- 16 March 2026 to 15 June 2026
- 3 months
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
Non-piloted aircraft
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
COPTRZ LTD
1st Floor Phoenix House, 3 South Parade
Leeds
LS1 5QX
United Kingdom
Email: steve.blair@coptrz.com
Region: UKE42 - Leeds
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Northumbria University
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBP-4638-XHJP Pandon Building, Camden Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
United Kingdom
Contact name: Laura Rizaeva
Telephone: 0191 227 4303
Email: laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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