Notice Information
Notice Title
Smart Farming Trials
Notice Description
Smart farming is defined by the Environment Agency, as 'the use of technologies and data-driven systems to improve efficiency and sustainability in agricultural production'. Employing smart farming technologies and the latest developments in data and systems for water resources in agriculture, would allow the sector to both maximise water availability and efficiency of application. This funding would be used to fund trials of smart farming technologies, giving vital information for farming businesses, and a greater understanding of those setting policy, wider water users and the environment.
Procurement Information
This supplier is uniquely positioned to co-ordinate activity between abstractors in the agriculture sector, gain access to water company data and systems, work with providers of hydrometric equipment and to link up with regulators on policy development in the Cambridgeshire catchment.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a93a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069217-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £299,967 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £299,967 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- dgcenquiries@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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069217-2025
29th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064179-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062726-2025
7th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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