---
title: "Future of National Telemetry (FoNT) Application System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044de8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
published: "2024-03-28"
---

# Future of National Telemetry (FoNT) Application System

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044de8

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## Summary

The Environment Agency, represented by DEFRA Network eTendering Portal, has awarded the contract for the "Future of National Telemetry (FoNT) Application System" to Schneider Electric. The procurement process involved tendering for a telemetry system and hosting it on a Cloud environment. The contract, signed on 22nd September 2020, has a value of £4,500,000 and a duration of 2520 days, with further amendments increasing the total value to a maximum of £4,500,000. The procurement falls under the main procurement category of services and is in the Award stage.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing IT services, software development, and consulting to compete for supplying and supporting a telemetry system for the Environment Agency. Companies with expertise in Cloud environments, such as Azure or AWS, would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement process, following the Public Contracts Regulations, allows for a 5+1+1 contract term and offers space for additional works, services, or supplies as indicated by amendments to the contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We are tendering for a single, proven telemetry system to replace 8 of our current systems. We are looking for a telemetry system supplier to provide and support this system, which will be hosted on a Cloud environment (Azure or AWS) which will be provided separately by the Environment Agency.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010171-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (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 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2024 at 09:12 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010171-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/247568-2019
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:247568-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024518-2021
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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