Planning

Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring platform

RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY (RPA)

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

16 Dec 2024 at 16:48

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

07 Jun 2024 at 11:56

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

07 Jun 2024 at 09:28

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has issued an early engagement notice for an upcoming procurement of a geospatial analytics and remote monitoring platform. This procurement falls under the IT services category, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support, along with geographic information systems and data management services. The RPA, an executive agency sponsored by Defra, is planning this procurement to enhance its compliance monitoring processes for the Farming and Countryside Programme schemes. Interested parties are invited to participate in the procurement planning stage by reviewing the prospectus and responding to the market engagement questionnaire by 28th June 2024. The engagement phase aims to gather input before the formal tendering process begins.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in geospatial analytics, remote monitoring, IT consultancy, and software development, particularly those that can offer innovative solutions to streamline monitoring processes and reduce administrative burdens. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to engage, as the contract is suitable for SMEs. Companies that can provide advanced technological solutions to improve risk assurance and efficiency in rural land management will find this tender particularly beneficial. The project offers the potential to contribute to a major government initiative, with an expansive reach, including delivery addresses in the UK, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and the Rest of the World.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring platform

Notice Description

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency sponsored by Defra. As the only accredited paying agency in England, the RPA makes payments to farmers, traders and land owners. The RPA also make payments on behalf of Natural England, and manages over 40 schemes to help ensure England has a healthy rural economy and strong rural communities. Satellite data is business critical for RPA to provide risk assurance in the delivery of the Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) schemes which use the RPA's Rural Land Register (RLR). The current compliance monitoring processes for FCP schemes are manual, resource-intensive, inefficient and have high fraud and error rates. They rely on field visits, paperwork, and subjective assessments, leading to delayed evaluations, increased administrative burdens, and only capture a small percentage of the entire population. To overcome these challenges, RPA requires an advanced technological solution capable of streamlining national monitoring processes. The purpose of this notice is for the RPA to make known its intention of a planned procurement and to commence the market engagement process (in advance of commencing any formal procurement process) for a geospatial analytics and remote monitoring platform. Prospective tenderers are requested to read the prospectus on this Contracts Finder microsite and to complete a response to the market engagement questionnaire in Annex 1 of the prospectus by Friday 28th June 2024 10:00.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-629feec7-7cf6-4a58-a9a3-8260ab784329
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a3bfe86-c34c-42ad-873f-3b6fd2ac6439
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

38221000 - Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Jun 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY (RPA)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 1AF
Post Town
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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