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    ContractsDigital Aerial Survey Supplier for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6
    Open tender

    Digital Aerial Survey Supplier for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6

    The Crown Estate is engaging potential suppliers for a 24-month offshore digital aerial survey campaign supporting wind energy leasing, involving monthly ecological surveys and wildlife monitoring starting March 2027.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 27 May 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    27 May 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Crown Estate is seeking a Digital Aerial Survey (DAS) supplier for the Leasing Round 6 (LR6) Ecological Surveys Programme. The successful supplier will conduct a 24-month offshore survey campaign starting March 2027, performing monthly surveys across multiple Project Development Areas (PDAs) and surrounding buffer zones. The work involves collecting aerial still imagery and digital video data to identify and analyze ornithology (bird) abundance and distribution, marine mammal and megafauna abundance and distribution, and related environmental data. Additional services may include acquiring flight height data using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology and photogrammetry techniques. This preliminary market engagement is designed to gather supplier input before formal procurement commences.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In engineering, The Crown Estate has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. ENERGY & COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY LTD.1× · 50%
    2. AMEY OW LIMITED1× · 50%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a5f0
    CE
    Buyer
    The Crown Estate
    Sector
    Engineering