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C15517 FoNT M2M Mobile Comms - Variation CCN04

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process is conducted by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) for the project titled "C15517 FoNT M2M Mobile Comms," which falls under the industry category of IT services, specifically consulting, software development, internet, and support. The project primarily serves the United Kingdom and involves the Environment Agency's telemetry systems that provide real-time data for flood warning, water resource management, and drought analysis. The procurement stage is at the award update phase, with a variation contract that extends services until 31st March 2027. Key dates include the carter period starting on 9th November 2018 and ending on 31st March 2027, with recent contract modifications on 18th February 2026.

This tender presents growth opportunities for firms specialising in IT services, particularly those adept at handling large-scale telemetry systems and remote data management. Businesses capable of transitioning obsolete analogue technologies to modern digital telecoms systems will find this project highly aligned with their capabilities. The contract involves managing the agency's extensive hydrometric monitoring network, demanding proficiency in telemetry and data integration technologies. While the current procurement method is a direct approach involving a single tender action below threshold, the scale of the existing supplier, Wireless Logic Group, highlights the need for enterprises with substantial resources and expertise in similar domains.

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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 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

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 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
18 Feb 20265 days 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WIRELESS LOGIC GROUP

Further Information

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