Planning

Rural Payments Service Continuity Project

DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL

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Planning

30 Jul 2024 at 11:28

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), represented by the Defra Group Commercial, is planning a procurement process titled "Rural Payments Service Continuity Project." This procurement falls under the industry category of IT services, specifically consulting, software development, Internet and support. The project is located in the United Kingdom and is currently in the planning stage. The procurement method is open, following an open procedure, with the tender period starting on 31st July 2024. The contract period is set to start on 1st February 2025 and end on 31st January 2028. Key dates include the publication date of 30th July 2024, with no renewal or option provisions stated.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those experienced with consulting, software development, Internet and support services. The project involves the support, maintenance, and development of schemes and grants on Defra’s existing ABACO Agri application, which is crucial for Defra's payment processes for various agricultural schemes. While the contract value is £27,000,000, it is not specifically suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community, and social enterprises, indicating that larger, more established IT firms are likely to have a competitive advantage. This initiative will allow successful bidders to contribute to a key governmental digital strategy, fostering long-term business growth and sector leadership in rural payments services.

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Notice Title

Rural Payments Service Continuity Project

Notice Description

Defra is responsible for responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. For further information please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. We pay out over PS2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector, supporting agricultural and rural communities to create a better place to live. The Rural Payments service (RPS) is Defra's online registration system for farmers, animal keepers and rural traders and businesses. At its core is the payments policy and rules engine application ABACO Agri (previously known as SITI Agri). This has been developed over a number of years and delivers > 80% of the large, complex, reoccurring land-based grants/schemes offered by Defra such as Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Countryside Stewardship (CS), Combined Offer (CO), Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) among others for more than 90,000 farmers. As part of Defra's digital strategy this application will be replaced with a new solution/service as part of the Farming Countryside Programme (FCP) that is also delivering major policy changes over the next few years. To provide sufficient time to implement, transition and migrate to a new solution/service, the Authority requires a contract for the support, maintenance and development of schemes/grants on Defra's existing deployment of ABACO Agri for up to 3 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0485ee
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023772-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£27,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL
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

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