Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact
Defra
Telephone
+34 59335577
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Buyer's address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Data Services and Equipment-New
Reference number
C26974
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of data and hardware services for real time water quality monitoring
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: £1,791,302
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71356300 - Technical support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Water Quality Instrumentation Service (NWQIS) operates a national, telemetry and web-based data viewer system, provided by Meteor Communications Ltd. This Telemetry, Web Hosting, Services and Equipment contract provides for the purchase of telemetry outstations and the planned and reactive system support and maintenance of the web-based platform on behalf of the EA (NWQIS). This contract also ensures that upgrades are applied to the system to maintain ongoing performance, increased functionality, and enable further integration to the Agencies hydrometry telemetry network.
This system will also supply functionality and data from the Agencies network of real time monitors to the Defra web viewer as part of the agencies commitment to UK Government to provide the public with all our water quality data.
NWQIS determine system functionality and supplier delivery in accordance with an agreed set of performance and resolution criteria.
This system provides services to national and area teams in a wide range of functions across the Agency, Defra partners and stake holders.
It also services and provides income from a range of organisations both commercial such as Thames Water, United Utilities, Southwest Water and the Atomic Weapons Establishment and third sector organisations such as the National Rivers Trusts and Academia.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Single Tender Action
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 November 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Meteor Communications (Europe) Ltd
Unit 12 Bridgegate Centre, Martinfield. Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1JG
Telephone
+172 7899990
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
1995610
Internet address
www.meteorcommunications.co.uk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,791,302
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,791,302
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit