---
title: "Procurement of Marine DEM Data Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2025-09-26"
---

# Procurement of Marine DEM Data Products

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f.json)

## Summary

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, located in London, has recently completed the procurement process titled "Procurement of Marine DEM Data Products" under the industry category of license management software. This procurement, involving the direct award of a contract to OceanWise Limited, was justified under the Procurement Act 2023 due to a lack of competition for technical reasons. The contract, valued at approximately £29,941.92, commenced on 25 August 2025 and will conclude on 25 August 2026. This direct award process was compliant with below-threshold rules, thus not requiring competitive tendering.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in marine data and software licensing. The contract highlights the potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like OceanWise Limited to secure direct awards when they possess unique technical expertise and resources. Companies looking to capitalise on such opportunities should focus on cultivating niche specialisations and maintaining high-quality data sources that are pivotal for government projects, particularly those aiming to replace outdated data systems.

## Notice

Procurement of Marine Data Products through purchase of Oceanwise Ltd Software Licenses. In line with the Procurement Act 2023, this complies with the thresholds for a Direct Award due to the following justification: "6. (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works." This is because Oceanwise have the expertise and knowledge, along with ownership of the best available marine data sources, to produce a dataset that will replace legacy, poor-quality data that has been used previously. Additionally, given the nature of this procurement (i.e. below the Procurement Act threshold of PS139,688), this is a below threshold Direct Award and therefore is compliant with the Below Threshold rules within the Procurement Act 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060243-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2025 - 25 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £24,951 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 | OCEANWISE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48218000 - License management software package

## Release History

- 26 Sep 2025 at 14:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060243-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060243-2025
  26th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a36f.json.