Awarded contract

Integrated_Geospatial_Services

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-019658

Published 12 August 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Email

FFCPCommercial@defra.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072385921

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Integrated_Geospatial_Services

Reference number

ecm_61928

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71354100 - Digital mapping services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

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 £2 billion in direct aid and rural development to farmers, land managers and food producers in England.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,701,669

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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 £2 billion in direct aid and rural development to farmers, land managers and food producers in England.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-008677


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ecm_61928

Title

Integrated_Geospatial_Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 August 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cyient Europe Limited

1st Floor, Block A, Apex Plaza, Forbury Road

Reading

Email

eamonn.prowse@cyient.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

2743776

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,701,669


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Future Farming and Countryside Programme Regulation & Enforcement sub-programme

London

Country

United Kingdom