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Future Flood Warnings System (FFWS)

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)

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Summary of the contracting process

The ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) has awarded the contract for the Future Flood Warnings System (FFWS) to Fujitsu Services Limited. The procurement stage was an award update under a tender initiation type. The contract involves IT services for consulting, software development, and Internet support. The procurement process started on 29th December 2023, with a contract value of £19,500,000 and a duration of 3600 days. The project location is in the United Kingdom, and the industry classification is services related to IT.

The Future Flood Warnings System (FFWS) tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those offering consulting, software development, and Internet support. Companies with a focus on innovative technological solutions and service management are well-suited to compete. The project aims to provide state-of-the-art flood warning services with a customer-centric approach, facilitating user interaction and real-time data access. Businesses interested in scalable service delivery, user-defined thresholds, and digital innovation will find this tender conducive to business growth and technological advancement.

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Notice Title

Future Flood Warnings System (FFWS)

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

Our vision for a future flood warning system is customer and partner focused, providing direct alert messages that are targeted and relevant for the recipients. The warnings will be provided to people, not just for properties, increasing our reach to those on the move, transient groups and non-addressable infrastructure. The warning will provide contextual information, such as the historic/operational levels that have been reached and the expected impacts of flooding. The aim is to disseminate flood warnings across a broad range of channels and readily adopt future technology developments and emerging digital channels swiftly and at low cost. The warning system and associated delivery channels will need be intuitive and enable operators to issue messages efficiently, automatically generating additional contextual information, reports and relevant maps for those who want further detail. The system should be managed as a service, in-line with the Government's Digital by Default approach. The solution will facilitate monitoring of service usage and the introduction improvements on an ongoing basis. This could, for example be, new warning areas, implementing boundary changes or capture of additional contextual information. The service should be flexible and scalable enough to accommodate the provision of warning services for other sources of flooding such as surface water and reservoir inundation if policy change brings this into scope. This may also extend to allowing other Flood Risk Management Authorities to issue warnings for flood risks they are responsible for, such as surface water flooding, using this system. Data and information within the system should be readily accessible and detailed information should be made available to Environment Agency staff in order to manage, investigate and improve the service. The solution shall provide an appropriate service for our broad range of customers, from partners, media and public, who will be able to select, via self-service, how they wish to receive this information and most importantly when they wish to receive it through user-defined thresholds and periods. Adopting a common operating language will enable system-to-system interaction allowing others to consume our data and trigger further tertiary warning services. We aim to understand how recipients respond to our messages, whether they require follow up messages/further information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a03
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037988-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,500,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Dec 201510 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)
Contact Name
Neil Widdop
Contact Email
neil.widdop@defra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7826950799

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
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

FUJITSU SERVICES

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