Contract award · 10 Sep 2025

RDE851 - The use of drone flyover surveys for identifying methane emission sour

Environment Agency awarded “The use of drone flyover surveys for identifying methane emission sour” to NPL for £114k on 10 Sep 2025.

Research & development London

BuyerEnvironment Agency

Value £114k

WinnerNPL

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Buyer: Environment Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier: NPL
Value: £113,921.86
Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector: Research & development · Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)
Region: London
Official notice: View on Contracts Finder
Timeline: Contract date10 Sep 2025

Published24 Sep 2025Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

The objective of the project is to provide evidence on the performance of DFS compared to walkover surveys. Contract awarded by Defra.

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