Award

Plant Health Forestry Geodata Services

  • Forestry Commission

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039769

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055ef0 (view related notices)

Published 15 July 2025, 12:00am



Scope

Description

To provide GIS and database management in support of plant health strategies in England.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework


Framework

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

Establishing party only


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £720,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

30 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 48610000 - Database systems
  • 72320000 - Database services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Additional or repeat goods, services or works - further goods, services or works following a competitive procedure

This is a legacy system that would have disproportionate technical difficulties to move to another supplier. A 4 year framework gives flexibility to maintain as required, whilst Forestry Commission consider how to modernise the system.

The previous framework was openly tendered in 2021 and awarded to the proposed supplier.


Supplier

SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY

  • Companies House: RC000668
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYM-1459-DZYL

University Road, Highfield

Southampton

SO17 1BJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ32 - Southampton

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Forestry Commission

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLRM-7846-HGLG

620 Bristol Business Park

Bristol

BS16 1EJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government