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title: "Defra Integration Layer 2026/2027"
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# Defra Integration Layer 2026/2027

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34d1a0eb-e99f-471e-a82e-ad08b5d33b58

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs procured integration infrastructure and services connecting Defra Group systems with livestock traceability systems. The service enables secure electronic data exchange across England, Scotland and Wales, supporting event-driven integration and service-oriented architecture. It connects Animal and Plant Health Agency systems, including Sam, NDOMs, TSE and Radar, with multi-species platforms operated by the UK administrations. The integration service exchanges livestock traceability data in a common format for the UK View and provides a strategic platform for future data-sharing, including tuberculosis status information to support knowledge-based trading. The work is IT integration services, with delivery spanning the named UK nations and livestock data platforms.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to W3 Partnership Ltd. Defra used a selective process to call off the work from a framework agreement. The award was made on 12 October 2026, at £1.2 million. The procurement’s estimated value range was £1.2 million to £2.4 million. The contract period runs from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028. The tender deadline was 12 June 2026 at midday. The published information identifies no award or evaluation criteria, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described. The award is active, and no separate contract value or signed-contract status is recorded.

For suppliers competing when Defra next buys this requirement, credibility will depend on delivering secure integration infrastructure that connects government systems with livestock traceability platforms. Relevant strengths include event-driven integration and service-oriented architecture, alongside the ability to interface with systems such as those used by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and multi-species platforms across UK administrations. Suppliers should be able to handle livestock traceability data in a common format and support reliable information exchange for the UK View. Experience enabling future data-sharing, including tuberculosis status data for knowledge-based trading, would also be pertinent. The selected route was a framework call-off, and this procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

## Notice

The Defra Group Integration Layer provides secure integration infrastructure and services to facilitate the electronic exchange of data between Defra Group systems and livestock traceability systems across England, Scotland and Wales. The service supports event-driven integration and service-oriented architecture, enabling APHA systems, including Sam, NDOMs, TSE and Radar, to interface with the multi-species platforms operated across the UK Administrations. It supports the exchange of livestock traceability data in a common format to enable the UK View. The Integration Layer also provides a strategic capability to support future data-sharing requirements, including the provision of TB status information to support Knowledge Based Trading.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09adeaaf-5ff7-465e-9835-929c5aa30f6f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,200,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | W3Partnership Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 16:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09adeaaf-5ff7-465e-9835-929c5aa30f6f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09adeaaf-5ff7-465e-9835-929c5aa30f6f
  12th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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