Official UK procurement notice
National Character Area (NCA) Platform and Database Phase II: baseline analysis and evaluation
Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNCA Platform, Database & Atlas Project - Phase 2.
This project includes Phase 2 work that builds on previously commissioned work for the development of a National Character Area (NCA) framework Landscape Change Database and Landscape Change Atlas and Dashboard. This commission is part of the Natural England landscape monitoring and evaluation strategy, and includes a particular focus on contributing to reporting against the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan Indicator G1: ‘Changes to landscape and waterscape character’.
CPV: Platform interconnectivity software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002923- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031205Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Single Tender Action under Regulation 32 of PCR 2015.
A competitive process was not followed because LUC was part way through the project. The reasons this should be an STA are:
a) Compatibility - The Supplier has developed significant understanding and specialist expertise required to complete the project to required standards, expertise that no other contractor was able to demonstrate during previous competitive tendering and could therefore not provide within the required timescales.
b) Sole Supplier – The Supplier is the only contractor with the relevant expertise and online platform servers that are required for this project.
c) Property Rights - The Supplier owns the online platform servers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Use ConsultantsNCA Platform, Database & Atlas Project - Phase 2. This project includes Phase 2 work that builds on previously commissioned work for the development of a National Character Area (NCA) framework Landsc | £138,361 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NCA Platform, Database & Atlas Project - Phase 2. This project includes Phase 2 work that builds on previously commissioned work for the development of a National Character Area (NCA) framework Landsc · Land Use Consultants
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2021
- Value
- £138,361
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for the Environment, Food and Rural AffairsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Land Use ConsultantsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.