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Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring service (GAS)

RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Oct 2025 at 15:34

Tender

28 Jan 2025 at 17:30

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by the Rural Payments Agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), focused on acquiring geospatial analytics and remote monitoring services. The contract, titled "Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring service (GAS)", falls under the industry category of IT services, with a specific focus on consulting, software development, internet support, and geographic information systems. The contract, valued at up to £9,691,693.27, is part of an open procurement process and covers the entire UK region. With completion already achieved, the procurement moved through the tender and award stages, with Compass Informatics UK Limited selected as the supplier on 26th September 2025. The initial contract term is five years, with the potential to extend for an additional five years, broken down into 5+2+2+1 increments.

The tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in IT services, particularly those experienced in geospatial analytics and data management. Companies that can offer advanced technological solutions capable of streamlining monitoring processes remotely are well-suited to compete. The contract features options for further integration of additional imagery sources and developing new data products, opening avenues for IT firms to innovate and contribute to enhancing the Rural Payments Agency's compliance and monitoring systems. The contract also accommodates subcontracting arrangements, as evidenced by Compass Informatics UK Limited subcontracting 25% of the services, illustrating opportunities for smaller enterprises to participate in this project and potentially expand their operations within the public sector IT landscape.

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Notice Title

Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring service (GAS)

Notice Description

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency sponsored by Defra. As the only accredited paying agency in England, the RPA makes payments to farmers, traders and land owners. The RPA also make payments on behalf of Natural England, and manages over 40 schemes to help ensure England has a healthy rural economy and strong rural communities.<br/><br/>Satellite data is business critical for RPA to provide risk assurance in the delivery of the Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) schemes which use the RPA's Rural Land Register (RLR). The current compliance monitoring processes for FCP schemes are manual, resource-intensive, inefficient and have high fraud and error rates. They rely on field visits, paperwork, and subjective assessments, leading to delayed evaluations, increased administrative burdens, and only capture a small percentage of the entire population.<br/><br/>To overcome these challenges, RPA requires an advanced technological solution capable of streamlining national monitoring processes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The capabilities required for this contract are summarised below:
(a) to implement a minimum viable product (MVP) within twelve months of the contract start date;
(b) to provide the following core functionality for users:
* to use imagery sources to identify farm habitats;
* to monitor land use and cover changes with respect to farming activities;
* to extract markers from imagery sources;
* to ingest imagery sources and other data from other RPA and Defra Group systems;
* to publish outputs to other RPA and Defra Group systems;
* to monitor compliance with scheme agreements for a land parcel; and
* for users to utilise the Supplier's solution in the field and add their own imagery sources and ground truth data for a land parcel.
(c) to provide product delivery, user-centred services, IT service management, and hosting;
(d) to provide the capability to introduce future services, such as integrating additional imagery sources, provisioning additional imagery sources, developing new data products derived from imagery sources, developing new markers, and integrating the Supplier's solution with other RPA and Defra Group systems; and
(e) to provide the option for other Defra Group Bodies (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations#department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) and other UK "Paying Agencies" to utilise the contract. Additional information: The contract value is expected to be up to PS9,691,693.27 (net of VAT) during the overall maximum 10-year term (5+2+2+1), which includes the cost of implementation, ongoing operational service charges, contract extensions, contract changes and an allowance for indexing of prices. The contract value is an estimate only and will be dependent upon whether an extension (in part or in whole) is enacted, whether any optional services (in part or in whole) are enacted, the extent of any contract changes, and the indices used to index prices.

Options: The contract term will consist of a 5 year initial term, with the option to extend for a further 5 years in 5+2+2+1 increments.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d6e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066047-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

38221000 - Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)

48517000 - IT software package

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

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£17,750,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£17,750,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,691,693 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY
Additional Buyers

RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)

Contact Name
Neil Widdop
Contact Email
neil.widdop@defra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

COMPASS INFORMATICS

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