Awarded contract

Noise modelling system (NMS)

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Noise Consultants Limited (NCL)
Value: £12,000,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 10 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The provision of Defra’s Noise Modelling System ("NMS") software and live service support including management, maintenance, hosting and development of the Noise Modelling Service in England, with optional use for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. ## Contract award Title: Noise modelling system (NMS) ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published10 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date10 February 2026
Next: Contract expiry date28 February 2029in 2 years

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

72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
90742400 · Noise pollution advisory services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov