Official UK procurement notice
Geospatial Enabling Programme Delivery Partner
Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Data management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£13,458,300
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality (Technical): 60%
- Commercial (Whole Life Cost): 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality (Technical): 60
- Social Value: 10
- Commercial (Whole Life Cost): 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Jul 2025, 16:23 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C30825- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069849- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0557dbFind a Tender
- Performance terms
These are included within the Tender Documents.
Publisher note: 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.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Timeline
2 Jul 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Notice published357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 16:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informed Solutions Ltd.Subcontracting: Some elements of the contract will be sub-contracted to Geospatial Specialists who are SMEs under the Prime Supplier | £10,361,050 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069849-2025-1 · Informed Solutions Ltd.
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £10,361,050
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Informed Solutions Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria