---
title: "Flood Modeller licenses renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b73d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
published: "2024-11-18"
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# Flood Modeller licenses renewal

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b73d

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## Summary

The Environment Agency is procuring renewal licenses for its Flood Modeller software, with a contract titled "Flood Modeller licenses renewal". This contract falls under the IT services industry category, specifically focusing on consulting, software development, internet, and support. The procurement process is in the Award stage, with the contract officially signed on 14th October 2024. The contract will commence on 1st January 2025 and spans five years. The procurement method used is limited, specifically negotiated without a prior publication of a contract notice. This decision is justified as Jacobs UK Ltd, the supplier, holds exclusive rights to the Flood Modeller software. The total contract value is £2,275,000, and it will be delivered across the UK.

This tender offers a significant business growth opportunity for companies specialising in IT services, particularly those with expertise in software development and support for critical environmental forecasting systems. Although the contract has been awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd due to the exclusive nature of the software, similar businesses can prepare for future opportunities by developing niche expertise in environmental protection-related IT services. This sector requires high technical specialisation and understanding of intellectual property rights, making it suitable for businesses that can offer unique, tailored software solutions and support services.

## Notice

The Incident Management Forecasting System (IMFS) is the Environment Agency's primary flood forecasting system and uses Jacobs owned Flood Modeller (FM) software as a platform to run its flood forecasting models.

The purpose of this VEAT notice is to announce the Environment Agency's intention to enter into a 5 year contract, starting 1st January 2025, with Jacobs for supply of Flood Modeller software licenses. 

The Environment Agency will now enter a standstill period, starting on Monday 18th November 2024 for a period of 10 days, ending Thursday 28th November 2024 at midnight.

### Procurement Information

Jacobs are the sole owners and licensor of FM and there are no alternatives available to us without rewriting all forecasting models. It is the view of the Environment Agency that this contract is justifiable under Regulations 32(2)(b)(ii) and 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to award the contract for the supply and support of the FM software because, as Jacobs own the intellectual property for the software, and develop and support the specialist FM software, therefore no reasonable alternative exists, nor can another organisation supply and support the product. At this time, no alternative solution is available because any decision to deviate from FM would require a redevelopment of all Environment Agency models, which would take many years to develop and at great cost, therefore competition is absent for technical reasons.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037161-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,275,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| 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 | JACOBS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2024 at 11:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037161-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.jacobs.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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