Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Official notice

Authority: Environment Agency (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£960,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to STARLIMS UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Environment Agency (EA) requires a managed cloud hosting and maintenance support contract for the laboratory information management system (LIMS).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

72222300 Information technology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Jun 2026, 08:35 BST
Last source update: 7 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
Authority reference: C34389
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-063406
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b66b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Single Tender Justification under Procurement Act 23 (Section 41, Schedule 5 - part iii and iv below)

Review and risk notes

Risks: Risk mitigated there is no conflict of interest

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
17 Jun 2026, 08:35 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Jun 2026, 09:05 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £960,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
STARLIMS UK Limited17 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 12 month extension · Options: One extension	£960,000 inc. VAT	1 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) · STARLIMS UK Limited
Signed
12 Jun 2026
Value
£960,000 inc. VAT
Period
17 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 month extension
Options
One extension
1 agreed KPI: Service Delivery Report
- Service Delivery Report, Delivered with 10 working days of period end (monthly) - 100%

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Other public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityManaged the end-to-end process and prepared the contractGB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

STARLIMS UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03422264 C/O CSC CLS (UK) Limited 5, Churchill Place, London, London, E14 5HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Jul 2026, 08:52 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 09:05 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 08:35 BST