Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 22 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Telematics data and analysis for the South Downs National Park

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£80,000≈ £27k / year · £96,000 inc. VAT10.3% below final estimate
Submissions closed 20 Nov 2025awarded 15 Jan 2026
Awarded to Place Informatics Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 15 Dec 2028 · up to 15 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 15 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The South Downs National Park Authority has awarded a contract for the provision of people movement and behavioural insight data across the National Park to support planning and operational decisions as well as monitor trends and indicators to support evidence against targets and outcomes. The service includes accurate GPS‑based movement data for greenspace, trails and transport infrastructure.

CPV: Data analysis services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 15 Dec 2025 – 15 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Dec 2029 with extensionsValue: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The Authority may extend the contract period by up to one year from 16 December 2028, and the maximum extension shall be to 15 December 2029.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Approach to contract: 40%
  • Project Resourcing: 20%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Approach to contract
  • Project Resourcing
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067483
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Data analysis servicesResearch services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d19c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Responses should be submitted in an electronic format via the SDNPA “In-tend” e-sourcing system, accessed at: in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns ↗.

Timeline

22 Oct 2025 → 22 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published365 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline336 days ago
    20 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts311 days ago
    15 Dec 2025
  4. Latest notice published273 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2026, 11:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £71,7601 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Place Informatics LtdSME£71,760 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Telematics data and analysis for the South Downs National Park · Place Informatics LtdSME

    Signed
    15 Jan 2026
    Value
    £71,760 inc. VAT
    Period
    15 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2029 · up to 7 Jan 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Authority may extend the contract period by up to one year from 8 January 2029, and the maximum extension shall be to 7 January 2030.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PLACE INFORMATICS LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06588060GB-PPON: PBQZ-5396-BWYX 2nd Floor Fairbank House 27 Ashley Road, Altrincham, North West, WA14 2DPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsSDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal. …

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender