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Published 17 Aug 2026, 11:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Update of South East Soil Moisture model

Official notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£50,000£60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Sept 2026
Contract term 6 moends 24 Mar 2027 · starts 28 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Updating the Environment Agency's Soil Moisture Model from Microsoft Excel and Access database to Python and associated managed databases. In addition, be able to provide the output data as gridded data as well as the current areal unit data.

CPV: Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 28 Sept 2026 – 24 Mar 2027 (6 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: Evaluation weightings are 50% technical and 50% commercial, the winning tenderer will be the highest scoring combined score.

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
Closed
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
17 Aug 2026, 11:11 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
Authority reference
ENV0009546C
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078020
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Software programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e569 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to: [email protected] by 1pm on 17/09/2026.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers

Timeline

17 Aug 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published71 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 11:11 BST
  2. Latest notice published42 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
  3. Submission deadline40 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts30 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 11:11 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 12:24 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

Added Clarification questions and answers.

15/09 - No2 Clarification questions & answers added

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Environment Agency

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

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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