LiDAR and Aerial Photography Surveying Contract Awarded
Summary
Shetland Islands Council has awarded a contract for LiDAR and aerial photography surveying services. The contract, valued at £207,400, will cover the mapping of the entire Shetland region. This notice serves as a contract award announcement.
What changed
Shetland Islands Council has announced the award of a contract for Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and aerial digital photography surveying services. The contract, valued at £207,400, will involve comprehensive mapping of the Shetland Islands, including terrestrial LiDAR mapping with a density of 10 points per square meter, digital aerial photography, data processing, and delivery of files. The council will also own the resulting data.
This notice is a contract award notice, indicating that a procurement process has concluded and a supplier has been selected. For regulated entities, this means a specific government contract has been finalized for a particular service. There are no direct compliance actions required for external entities based on this award notice itself, as it pertains to a specific government procurement rather than a new regulation affecting industry.
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Contract
PROVISION OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) AND AERIAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SURVEYING AND DATA (LiDAR MAPPING)
- Shetland Islands Council F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-024147
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ef81
Published 17 March 2026, 2:44pm
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Shetland Islands Council
8 North Ness Business Park
Lerwick, Shetland
ZE1 0LZ
Contact
Graeme MacDonald
contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1595744595
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00402
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Regional or local authority
General public services
PROVISION OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) AND AERIAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SURVEYING AND DATA (LiDAR MAPPING)
Reference number
P/01/25
Aerial mapping services
Services
Shetland Islands Council has contracted for carrying out Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) mapping of the entirety of Shetland, its islands and all inland areas, extending down to the inter-tidal zone.
the Council requires:
Terrestrial LiDAR mapping of the whole of Shetland with a point cloud density of 10 (ten) points per square metre;
Digital aerial photography of the whole of Shetland;
Processing of the data and delivery of files/ data; and
4.Ownership of data provided by Service Provider.
This contract is divided into lots: No
Value excluding VAT: £207,400
NUTS codes
- UKM66 - Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands Council have Contracted an external organisation to carry out LiDAR mapping and photography of the entirety of Shetland Islands including Foula and Fair Isle to the specifications stated in ITT, and provide the resulting data outputs in the described formats.
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 70
Options: No
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Open procedure
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Notice number: 2025/S 000-080079
Contract No
P/01/25
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
12 March 2026
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
Field Geospatial AS
Drammensveien 260
Oslo
N-0283
Country
Norway
NUTS code
- NO081 - Oslo
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Total value of the contract/lot: £207,400
(SC Ref:826839)
Lerwick Sheriff Court
King Erik Street
Lerwick
ZE1 0HD
Country
United Kingdom
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