Awarded contract

British Geological Survey Licence 2026

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Natural Environment Research Council
Value: £247,103.15
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Environmental services
Published: 17 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This is a data licence required for the Defra Group. This data can only be purchased from British Geological Survey who are the sole providers. The data licence provides the use of a number of British Geological Survey (BGS) data layers which include multiple geology and groundwater datasets. ## Contract award Title: British Geological Survey Licence 2026 ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 March 2026
Completed: Award published17 March 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

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. 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.

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

Decision makers

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