Soil Surveys
Description
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have a requirement to procure Soil Surveys to meet our requirement to manage the National Forest Estate.
Survey requirements under this Framework Agreement may include:
- Standard Surveys including Site/Soil/Peat Depth Surveys of afforested, clear felled, open land and ex-agricultural land (please note a very large proportion will be either afforested or clear-fell);
- Non-Standard Surveys including, but not limited to:
* Bespoke type of soil survey e.g. peat depth probing; or
* Assessment of newly acquired land including possibly reclaimed land such as old mine works.
For each survey, you will be required to:
- Record the site/soil patterns and associated specific data, using the FC soil classification;
- Map Soil Polygons and associated linear and point data in a digital format;
- Peat Depths to be recorded in the Peat Depth layer via supplied digital layer (currently via ESRI Fieldmaps).
Access to which, plus any necessary training to use the app, will be provided by FLS.
- Deliver all data outputs from the survey, as specific digital GIS format directly into Foresterweb (a bespoke version of GIS Forester), together with associated attribute; and
- Producing written reports for each site.
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About This Opportunity
This is a framework agreement contract in the information and communication technology, architecture and engineering, environment and climate, education and training and Monitoring Evaluation sectors, with a focus on Forestry, geospatial systems and Data Collection. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through Public Contracts Scotland, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for framework agreement in the information and communication technology sector. Framework agreements establish terms for recurring procurement over a defined period. Selected firms are called upon as needs arise, making this a longer-term engagement opportunity. This is an advance notice โ the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.