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title: "C15517 FoNT M2M Mobile Comms - Variation CCN04"
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# C15517 FoNT M2M Mobile Comms - Variation CCN04

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-795dd329-2d83-4a84-b190-88fd9e20b1b8

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), located in London, England, is overseeing a procurement process titled "C15517 FoNT M2M Mobile Comms - Variation CCN04". This contract, classified under the IT services category, involves services related to telemetry systems for real-time environmental data collection essential for flood management and water resource management across the United Kingdom. The procurement process, currently in the award update stage, follows a direct variation method under Regulation 72 to cover an additional contract amount. The contract commenced on 9th November 2018 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2027, with a total revised value of approximately £2,559,615.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for large-scale IT service providers, particularly those specialising in consulting, software development, and internet support, to engage in a technologically advanced project that supports critical environmental management functions. Given the evolution of communication technologies and the migration to digital telecoms, businesses with expertise in modernising and maintaining large-scale telemetry networks are ideally positioned to compete. The contract offers a platform for expanding service offerings and building a partnership with a government entity focused on environmental resilience and management.

## Notice

The Environment Agency depends on telemetry systems to provide real-time rainfall, river and coastal telemetry data essential to our flood warning, detection, forecasting and incident management services, to manage water resources and droughts and to provide evidence for permit determination. The Environment Agency's telemetry systems are connected to a Hydrometric Monitoring Network of river gauging stations, river level sites, rain gauges and groundwater level sites, in addition to a portfolio of flood management structures. Telemetry is connected to around 6,000 remote sites, with the number increasing each year. The telemetry systems collect data from these sites, and issue commands for remote operate of the flood management structures. The data collected underpins the EA's live situational awareness, supporting informed decision making, especially during major incidents. The remote control of operational structures can increase speed of response, reduce our carbon footprint and release field staff for deployment elsewhere. Having collected the data, the telemetry systems present it to internal users, transfer it to other systems that consume it (e.g. IMFS - our flood forecasting system, WISKI - our hydrometric data archive). The data is also presented to the public in near real-time on the GOV.UK website through the live flood map and the Real Time Data API. The sites connected to telemetry are largely in remote locations. This raises technological challenges for connecting to the sites. For decades, the principal means of connectivity was telephone 'landlines'. As mobile technology grew, cellular/mobile connections started also being used in the early 2000's. Both technologies were 'analogue' communication technologies. In November 2017, the telecoms industry formally announced their intention to retire the analogue landline telephone networks, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), by the end of 2025. More recently, cellular network operators began announcing 'sunset' dates for older cellular technologies, which included 2G-GSM technology. 2G-GSM will close over the period 2026-2033, depending on the network operator. PSTN and 2G-GSM were the principal telecoms technologies used by our telemetry systems. All users of these obsolete technologies needed to migrate to newer, digital telecoms technologies, the transition to the new technologies is going to take time. Contract Variation using Regulation 72 to cover additional amount for services in order to reach contract end date. Additional information: Additional amount to cover for service up until contract end date, using Regulation 72

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Other - Variation under Regulation 72 to cover additional amount for services to reach contract end date |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | 9 Nov 2018 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £462,845 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,656,385 |
| 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 |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| 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 | WIRELESS LOGIC GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2026 at 12:18 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf
- 18 Feb 2026 at 11:27 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf
- 18 Feb 2026 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf
- 17 Feb 2026 at 15:39 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62cdb193-801b-4d9f-91cb-8d9e590917dc
- 28 Jan 2025 at 16:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62cdb193-801b-4d9f-91cb-8d9e590917dc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d938b7bf-35e1-4749-b96b-f50853e2dcaf
  27th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62cdb193-801b-4d9f-91cb-8d9e590917dc
  17th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2d52db1f-4a65-47c7-b86c-6504e7d2f063
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24eaaec5-c817-4277-b53f-1444f72bff08

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