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title: "Integrated_Geospatial_Services"
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# Integrated_Geospatial_Services

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a956

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), an executive agency under the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), seeking to provide integrated geospatial digital mapping services. This tender, titled "Integrated Geospatial Services," falls within the digital mapping services industry, specifically classified under CPV code 71354100. The tender is currently in an active stage, with a value of £15,000,000 and a contract duration of up to 720 days, which includes options for three 12-month extensions. The submission deadline for bids is set for 24 May 2021, and the services will be delivered in various regions of the UK, primarily England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in geospatial analysis, mapping services, remote sensing technology, and data management. Companies experienced in creating geospatial data products, imagery processing, and providing quality control and consultancy in these areas would be well-suited to compete. The project is of particular appeal to firms that can offer a flexible workforce and advanced technical skills, enabling them to effectively contribute to the RPA's efforts in compliance monitoring and land registration services.

## Notice

The contract is for the provision integrated geospatial digital mapping services and associated 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 entails the 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. The business activities can be associated with the contract services include but are not limited to: * Imagery product creation - including orthorectification and pre-processing * Ground truthing, collecting in situ data and rapid field visits * Crop and vegetation classification * Remote sensing inspection and controls - computer aided photo interpretation (CAPI) * Digitising - Rural land registration data maintenance (land parcel data layer, land cover data layer, hedge control data layer), * Quality Control * To provide quality trained resources that can be flexed up or down * Reporting of performance and quality using Management Information (MI) * Supplementary Business Analysis and IT support (Testing, Requirements input, Operational support, MI and performance monitoring) * Geospatial consultancy to deliver proof of concepts and pilot studies to exploit advancements in technology and evolve the operation The 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract is for the provision integrated geospatial digital mapping services and associated 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 entails the 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. The business activities can be associated with the contract services include but are not limited to: * Imagery product creation - including orthorectification and pre-processing * Ground truthing, collecting in situ data and rapid field visits * Crop and vegetation classification * Remote sensing inspection and controls - computer aided photo interpretation (CAPI) * Digitising - Rural land registration data maintenance (land parcel data layer, land cover data layer, hedge control data layer), * Quality Control * To provide quality trained resources that can be flexed up or down * Reporting of performance and quality using Management Information (MI) * Supplementary Business Analysis and IT support (Testing, Requirements input, Operational support, MI and performance monitoring) * Geospatial consultancy to deliver proof of concepts and pilot studies to exploit advancements in technology and evolve the operation The 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.

Renewal: Option for 3 x 12 month extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019658-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 24 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2021 |
| 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 | £3,701,669 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CYIENT EUROPE |

## 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

- 12 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019658-2021
- 22 Apr 2021 at 21:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008677-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=47737
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

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