Published date: 4 August 2022

Last edited date: 16 August 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industry specific software development services - 72212100

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£10,000 to £24,999

Procurement reference

PHI Spatial Data Management

Published date

4 August 2022

Closing date

8 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 September 2022

Contract end date

17 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This project has two key aims:
1. To enhance the PHI's data coverage and quality by ensuring new and updated habitat data can be added more regularly and with greater efficiency. This will involve the development of a streamlined updating process to enable regular updates.
2. To explore opportunities to put the management of the data on a more sustainable footing. This will involve reviewing (i) current approaches to data handling and management (ii) exploring options for use of spatial database functionality to manage the data in different spatial frameworks (iii) defining key use cases. (iv) Exploring options for integration with other datasets including: agri-environment options for habitat, creation restoration and management, Living England (remote sensed habitat product), the Ancient Woodland Inventory and Ordnance Survey MasterMap. These activities will enable the development and testing of options for the future management of these data.

Suppliers must respond at the attached Request for Quotation. We will award this contract in line with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) as set out in the following award criteria:

Price - 50%

Quality - 50%

The Evaluation criteria is set out in the Request for Quotation.

Tenders must submit either MS Word or Adobe PDF file formats responding to this RFQ by the specified deadline.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Knight

Address

Guildbourne House
Chatsworth House
Worthing
BN11 1LD
England

Telephone

07851264609

Email

michael.knight@naturalengland.org.uk