Awarded contract

Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner

Details

Value
£10,361,050
Topic
Data management services
Published
30 October 2025

Tender description

The Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner contract addresses user issues in the use of geospatial data. This has led to inefficiencies, duplication of effort, and inhibits Defra ability to support the public effectively. <br/>This contract was awarded under the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Framework NW2.1 – Space Enabled and Geospatial Services, in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.<br/>A total of eight tenders were received, with three deemed fully compliant and approved for commercial evaluation. Technical assessments were conducted between 11 August and 22 August 2025.<br/>Informed Solutions Limited were the successful bidder and have been awarded the contract for the sum of £10,361,050 (comprising of a maximum of £1,301,050 for the initial term plus the optional statements of work to a value of £9,060,000) for the provision of the Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner. The contract value is an estimate only for resourcing costs and does not include costs for technology or digitising of data. The contract value estimate will be dependent upon whether an extension (in part or in whole) is enacted, whether any optional services (in part or in whole) are enacted, the extent of any contract changes, and the indices used to index prices. Lot 1: The Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner contract addresses user issues in the use of geospatial data. This has led to inefficiencies, duplication of effort, and inhibits Defra ability to support the public effectively. <br/>This contract was awarded under the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Framework NW2.1 – Space Enabled and Geospatial Services, in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.<br/>A total of eight tenders were received, with three deemed fully compliant and approved for commercial evaluation. Technical assessments were conducted between 11 August and 22 August 2025.<br/>Informed Solutions Limited were the successful bidder and have been awarded the contract for the sum of £10,361,050 (comprising of a maximum of £1,301,050 for the initial term plus the optional statements of work to a value of £9,060,000) for the provision of the Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner. The contract value is an estimate only for resourcing costs and does not include costs for technology or digitising of data. The contract value estimate will be dependent upon whether an extension (in part or in whole) is enacted, whether any optional services (in part or in whole) are enacted, the extent of any contract changes, and the indices used to index prices. Additional information: The Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner contract addresses user issues in the use of geospatial data. This has led to inefficiencies, duplication of effort, and inhibits Defra ability to support the public effectively. <br/>This contract was awarded under the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Framework NW2.1 – Space Enabled and Geospatial Services, in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.<br/>A total of eight tenders were received, with three deemed fully compliant and approved for commercial evaluation. Technical assessments were conducted between 11 August and 22 August 2025.<br/>Informed Solutions Limited were the successful bidder and have been awarded the contract for the sum of £10,361,050 (comprising of a maximum of £1,301,050 for the initial term plus the optional statements of work to a value of £9,060,000) for the provision of the Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner. The contract value is an estimate only for resourcing costs and does not include costs for technology or digitising of data. The contract value estimate will be dependent upon whether an extension (in part or in whole) is enacted, whether any optional services (in part or in whole) are enacted, the extent of any contract changes, and the indices used to index prices.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date29 September 2025
  2. Completed: Award published30 October 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 72322000 · Data management services

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