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# Next Flood Warning System (NFWS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/next-flood-warning-system-nfws-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: "Next Flood Warning System (NFWS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £31,650,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199)
- **Published Value:** £31,650,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 January 2023 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Contact management software package, Electronic message and information services, Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent), IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information technology services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £23,853,272 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/next-flood-warning-system-nfws-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038ad3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/next-flood-warning-system-nfws-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/next-flood-warning-system-nfws-ocds-h6vhtk-038ad3#participate

## Description
The EA has used a flood warning system (FWS) to deliver a flood warning service to the public, partners and the media for over twenty years. The current system has remained largely unchanged for many years. FWS is supported by satellite systems maintained by the EA and third-party suppliers in order to provide accurate and up-to-date information to users. This is a complex technology estate, and includes telemetry systems, forecasting systems and services all feeding into messages being issued from the FWS.<br/><br/>The purpose of this notice is to announce the award of the contract (which shall commence on 4th March 2024) for the next flood warning system (NFWS). Please refer to II.2.4.1 for further information.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38221000, 48000000, 48333000, 48512000, 64212100, 64216000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £31,650,000
- **Description:** The capabilities required for NFWS are summarised below:<br/><br/>a. to implement and cutover to the Supplier Solution in its entirety (the "Beta") within eighteen (18) months of the Effective Date;<br/>b. to provide the core NFWS functionality for U...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003703-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Leidos**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-104323`
  - Value: £23,853,272 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003703-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £23,853,272
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003703-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-05T14:09:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T12:13:26.950Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038ad3