Contract award · 19 Dec 2024

CEFAS24-117 Contract for the provision to provide RPA flights at Hinkley Point C

Cefas awarded “Contract for the provision to provide RPA flights at Hinkley Point C” to APEM Ltd for £335k on 19 Dec 2024.

Business servicesEast of England

BuyerCefas
Value £335k
WinnerAPEM Ltd

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Cefas · Body governed by public law
Supplier
APEM Ltd
Value
£334,750
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Sector
Business services · Survey services (CPV 79311000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Dec 2024
  2. Published2 Jan 2025Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

The BEEMS (British EDF Estuarine and Marine Studies) programme is funded by NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited. Through this programme, Cefas provide authoritative scientific information on the marine and transitional waters in the vicinity of potential new build nuclear power stations. Cefas require a supplier to conduct intertidal Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flights, in accordance with the civil Aviation Authority (CAA) guidelines, to monitor potential coastal change and intertidal algal coverage for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear New Build project to meet regulatory environmental monitoring requirements. RPA flights and photography are required: (1) along the Hinkley Point foreshore, and; (2) at Combwich Wharf and the surrounding banks of the River Parrett. Flight/survey design and equipment specification must be sufficient for Cefas to create orthophotos (OPs) and Digital Surface Models (DSMs) with a Ground Sampling Distance (GSD, i.e. resolution) of 3cm/pixel or better (…

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