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Published 11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST
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Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Central Government
services
SME eligible
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
Information technology services
London (UKI)
Published value
£500,000
≈ £99,945 / year
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 13 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal". Published status: active. Published value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-9529.lightning.force.com.

Official Requirement Description:

Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal. Please see the attached tender notice supporting document.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£500,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    13 Jan 2027 — 12 Jan 2032 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    +1+1
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • Economic & Financial
      No

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Condition of Participation: 100%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)GUTTERIDGE HASKINS & DAVEY LIMITEDHolds 23.2% of historical attributable spend
Low Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£199,890 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    -4.6%Indicative
    Based on 1 comparable award · indicative evidence
    Competition Density
    4Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 33.3% · Mean: 3.3 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Low Concentration
    GUTTERIDGE HASKINS & DAVEY LIMITEDTop vendor: 23.2% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £1,726,406Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 16 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £73,797Robust (n=16)
    Middle 50% of awards: £41,295 – £108,000 · 39% of the sector median for CPV 72
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (16 active published awards)
    Coverage: 16 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot); 16 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 72):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    GUTTERIDGE HASKINS & DAVEY LIMITED1 win£400,000No published budget
    National Oceanography Centre1 win£345,218+4.6% above budget
    INVESTIGO LIMITED2 wins£180,238No published budget
    INTEGRATED BUSINESS SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS LIMITED1 win£169,778No published budget
    CYBER SECURITY ASSOCIATES LTD1 win£144,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 72 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 12:17 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0.22%
    CPV sector evidence · 242 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 4,591 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~62 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 318 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 72)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
    		13 contracts£3,026,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Capita Managed IT Solutions
    		9 contracts£3,014,480,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDCRN: PNQM-8935-PYGQ
    		95 contracts£2,492,222,568At ceiling / not disclosed
    CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDCRN: PGJV-4881-DTGT
    		37 contracts£2,206,136,398-0% below budget
    Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure LtdCRN: 4273754
    		11 contracts£2,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    FUJITSU SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: PPBL-5581-QQWX
    		67 contracts£1,711,219,332At ceiling / not disclosed
    ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDCRN: PMDX-4517-DZXP
    		82 contracts£1,631,279,568At ceiling / not disclosed
    FORDWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRN: PMPQ-9591-CTJL
    		8 contracts£1,500,229,006At ceiling / not disclosed
    AWS EMEA SARL
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Frontier Technology Ltd
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence PortalDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · 10 Sept 2026, 15:23 BST
    		£500,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    similar value band
    matching published text
    260158 Contract for the Provision of a Research Intelligence ToolQueen's University Belfast · 7 Sept 2026, 09:28 BST
    		£900,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    003918 - Contract for AI Enabled Reaction Software to support the effective delivery of Subject Access Requests (SARs)Durham County Council · 3 Sept 2026, 13:23 BST
    		£100,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    CivTech 12 - Challenge 12.3 - How can we use technology to demonstrate the commercial value of circular economy business practices?Zero Waste Scotland Ltd · 8 Sept 2026, 14:19 BST
    		£650,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Clinical Requirements and Research Consultancy for Digital Solution DesignCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · 2 Sept 2026, 09:13 BST
    		£173,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Information technology services
    Delivery areaLocation not published
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f7bd

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via Atamis (Health Family)
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
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    Access & Registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
    Expression of interest (EOI)
    7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    		Tender submission deadline
    7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    All suppliers must register via the Atamis portal. Any suppliers not previously registered can do so by clicking on the 'REGISTER HERE' button. atamis-9529.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/ProSpend_…
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

    Contracting authority
    Central Government
    GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
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    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied
    Procedure justification & pre-market engagement
    Official Statement
    Preliminary market engagement (PME) rationaleUK02 was published