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title: "Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integration"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042ece"
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# Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integration

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042ece

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract for the provision of Rural Payments Service and associated support services to Keep IT Simple Ltd. The procurement process was conducted using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, with a value of £246,850.0, was signed on October 20, 2023. This opportunity falls under the IT services category, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, Internet, and support services, and is based in the United Kingdom.

This tender provides a growth opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs with expertise in IT services and software development. Businesses interested in providing support services for the Rural Payments Service and integration projects should consider engaging with the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The upcoming cloud migration project in the next financial year presents an opportunity for new suppliers to get involved in the delivery and management of the service alongside Defra and the incumbent supplier, Keep IT Simple Ltd.

## Notice

Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integration

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integration

### Procurement Information

The incumbent supplier holds sole access rights to the IP, as they built, designed, maintain, operate and support the Rural Payments Service platform. However, we are looking to reduce this dependency by moving the service to the cloud in the next financial year, and thereby reducing the sole management splitting it to Defra and a supplier (yet to be agreed as it is subject to a competitive tender process to take effect from July 2024.) 

Therefore, it is believed that situations 3, and 4, of the five permissible situations set out in the STA Guidance were met. KITS is the only supplier with the expertise and/or equipment to complete the task (Sole Supplier) due to their knowledge of the platform they built and they hold sole access rights to intellectual or property rights (Property Rights) as they designed, built, maintain, operate and support the Rural Payments Service platform. This is in accordance with Reg 32(2)(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property right.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002044-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £246,850 |

## 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 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 | KEEP IT SIMPLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2024 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002044-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.keepitsimple-uk.com
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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