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Leasing Round 6 DIGITAL AERIAL SURVEY (DAS) SUPPLIER

The Crown Estate

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Key details

Contracting authority
The Crown Estate
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Delivery: North East England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£4,000,000ex VAT
£5,000,000 inc VAT
Submissions closed
20 August 2026
Published
7 October 2026

Procurement

Contract period
2 November 2026 - 30 September 2029
3 years
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
CPV classifications
  • 71350000 Engineering-related scientific and technical services
  • 76520000 Offshore services
  • 90700000 Environmental services

What happened

The Crown Estate awarded this contract to APEM LIMITED worth £2,600,000 on 7 Oct 2026. The contract runs until 30 Sept 2029.

Description

The Crown Estate is procuring a single supplier to deliver a 24-month Digital Aerial Survey (DAS) programme for birds, marine mammals and megafauna across the Project Development Areas (PDAs) designated under Leasing Round 6 (LR6) of its offshore wind programme.

The requirement covers monthly survey flights using manned aircraft only, data capture, processing, species identification, analysis and reporting across all LR6 PDAs and associated buffer zones. Outputs must be suitable for use in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and Marine Conservation Zone assessments for offshore wind development.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Award value
£2,600,000
Award date
7 October 2026

Contact

Address
1 St James Market, London, SW1Y 4AH

Identifiers

Notice ID
094941-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a5f0

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