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Environment Agency

Update of South East Soil Moisture model

IT ServicesCPV 72200000
Value£50k
Deadline17 Sept 2026
Published17 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 17 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 17 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Katherine.Naylor@Environment.Agency.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to: Katherine.Naylor@Environment.Agency.gov.uk by 1pm on 17/09/2026. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Katherine.Naylor@Environment.Agency.gov.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers

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Contract value in context
£50ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

Updating the Environment Agency's Soil Moisture Model from Microsoft Excel and Access database to Python and associated managed databases.

In addition, be able to provide the output data as gridded data as well as the current areal unit data.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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In addition, be able to provide

In addition, be able to provide the output data as gridded data as well as the current areal unit data.

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What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
  • Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
  • Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e569
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
078020-2026
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