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title: "Digitising and Remote Sensing Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029ef7"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL"
published: "2021-03-24"
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# Digitising and Remote Sensing Services

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029ef7

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## Summary

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA), an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is planning a tender for "Digitising and Remote Sensing Services" in the UK, with an estimated value of £15 million. This procurement is in the planning stage, set to advance with a future notice date on 12 April 2021. The contract focuses on delivering digital mapping services and will involve the creation of geospatial data products and the use of remote sensing techniques for compliance monitoring and land registration.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations in the technology and environmental services sectors, particularly those specialising in digital mapping, remote sensing, and data service delivery. Companies equipped to provide flexible workforces, aerial mapping services, and advanced data analytics would be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this contract could enable businesses to enhance their portfolios and establish long-term relationships with a key governmental agency, thereby fostering growth and innovation in rural development initiatives.

## Notice

Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that is responsible for annual payments of over PS2 billion in direct aid and rural development to farmers, land managers and food producers in England. Primary business activities this contract will deliver are around the provision of a flexible workforce and use of remote sensing techniques for: Controls, compliance and monitoring - Enforcing statutory environmental conditions and verifying subsidy scheme claims by remotely inspecting land through the use of computer aided photo interpretation (CAPI) and/ or machine learning techniques. Land registration and digitising - Creation and maintenance of geospatial data products that are used as key controls or reference data against which subsidy scheme claims are cross-checked. Land registration service is administered by the RPA and the data is used extensively by DEFRA and outside the subsidy arena.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Primary business activities this contract will deliver are around the provision of a flexible workforce and use of remote sensing techniques for: Controls, compliance and monitoring - Enforcing statutory environmental conditions and verifying subsidy scheme claims by remotely inspecting land through the use of computer aided photo interpretation (CAPI) and/ or machine learning techniques. Land registration and digitising - Creation and maintenance of geospatial data products that are used as key controls or reference data against which subsidy scheme claims are cross-checked. Land registration service is administered by the RPA and the data is used extensively by DEFRA and outside the subsidy arena.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006021-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Apr 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 71222200 - Rural areas mapping services
- 71354100 - Digital mapping services
- 71354200 - Aerial mapping services
- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006021-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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