Notice Information
Notice Title
Project 35629 Smart Environmental Regulation Programme (SERP)
Notice Description
The Smart Environmental Regulation Programme (SERP) will transform digital and IT capabilities for regulatory activities within Defra and its ALBs. The programme combines 4 programmes: Regulatory Services Programme - Environment Agency Waste Tracking - DEFRA Programme Collection & Packaging Reforms - DEFRA Programme Environment Monitoring & Planning Programme - DEFRA Programme
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Smart Environmental Regulation Programme (SERP) will transform digital and IT capabilities for regulatory activities within Defra and its ALBs. The programme combines 4 programmes: Regulatory Services Programme - Environment Agency Waste Tracking - DEFRA Programme
Options: Two year contract period with a six month optional extension period only.
Procurement Information
The Procurement was competed via the Crown Commercial Service RM1043.7 Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Framework Agreement, therefore prior publication was not required as Government Framework Agreement was used. There was not an option on this system that allowed us to select 'Government Framework' call-off as the 'Type of Procedure'.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-039844
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003176-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £104,500,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- jahan.pourzand@defra.gov.uk, mamun.islam@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2072385921
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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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