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Published 4 Nov 2026, 14:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ES RDE 063 - Earth Observation Proof of Concepts Products for Soil Health

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - award under framework
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£114,808published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Oct 2026
Awarded to Fera Science Ltd
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Defra self-service direct award. Fera is requested to deliver a proof of concept R&D project to test how Earth Observation.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defra self-service direct award.

Fera is requested to deliver a proof of concept R&D project to test how Earth Observation

can support the developing England soil health metric. The work should focus on persistent

bare ground, cover crops tillage and erosion with constrained exploration of soil organic

carbon1 and soil moisture if budget allows, using open and commercial EO data where

appropriate.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £114,8081 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fera Science Ltd£114,808 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ES RDE 063 - Earth Observation Proof of Concepts Products for Soil Health · Fera Science Ltd

    Signed
    20 Oct 2026
    Value
    £114,808
    Period
    23 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Nov 2026, 14:33 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2026, 14:33 GMT
Authority reference
C36111
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104720
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b300 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2026, 14:33 GMT
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Fera Science LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDGX-4332-VPXR York BioTech Campus, Sand Hutton, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO41 1LZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

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