Notice Information
Notice Title
C15517 FoNT M2M Mobile Comms - Variation CCN04
Notice Description
The Environment Agency depends on telemetry systems to provide real-time rainfall, river and coastal telemetry data essential to our flood warning, detection, forecasting and incident management services, to manage water resources and droughts and to provide evidence for permit determination. The Environment Agency's telemetry systems are connected to a Hydrometric Monitoring Network of river gauging stations, river level sites, rain gauges and groundwater level sites, in addition to a portfolio of flood management structures. Telemetry is connected to around 6,000 remote sites, with the number increasing each year. The telemetry systems collect data from these sites, and issue commands for remote operate of the flood management structures. The data collected underpins the EA's live situational awareness, supporting informed decision making, especially during major incidents. The remote control of operational structures can increase speed of response, reduce our carbon footprint and release field staff for deployment elsewhere. Having collected the data, the telemetry systems present it to internal users, transfer it to other systems that consume it (e.g. IMFS - our flood forecasting system, WISKI - our hydrometric data archive). The data is also presented to the public in near real-time on the GOV.UK website through the live flood map and the Real Time Data API. The sites connected to telemetry are largely in remote locations. This raises technological challenges for connecting to the sites. For decades, the principal means of connectivity was telephone 'landlines'. As mobile technology grew, cellular/mobile connections started also being used in the early 2000's. Both technologies were 'analogue' communication technologies. In November 2017, the telecoms industry formally announced their intention to retire the analogue landline telephone networks, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), by the end of 2025. More recently, cellular network operators began announcing 'sunset' dates for older cellular technologies, which included 2G-GSM technology. 2G-GSM will close over the period 2026-2033, depending on the network operator. PSTN and 2G-GSM were the principal telecoms technologies used by our telemetry systems. All users of these obsolete technologies needed to migrate to newer, digital telecoms technologies, the transition to the new technologies is going to take time. Contract Variation using Regulation 72 to cover additional amount for services in order to reach contract end date. Additional information: Additional amount to cover for service up until contract end date, using Regulation 72
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-795dd329-2d83-4a84-b190-88fd9e20b1b8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Other - Variation under Regulation 72 to cover additional amount for services to reach contract end date
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £462,845 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £4,656,385 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Nov 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Nov 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Nov 2018 - 31 Mar 2027 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf
27th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62cdb193-801b-4d9f-91cb-8d9e590917dc
17th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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