Notice Information
Notice Title
Plant Health Forestry Geodata Services
Notice Description
To provide GIS and database management in support of plant health strategies in England.
Procurement Information
This is a legacy system that would have disproportionate technical difficulties to move to another supplier. A four year framework gives flexibility to maintain as required, whilst we consider how to modernise the system longer term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055ef0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047086-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- 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
48610000 - Database systems
72320000 - Database services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £720,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.services@forestryengland.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS16 1EJ
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047086-2025
7th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041313-2025
18th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039769-2025
14th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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