Noise Modelling System, Hosting and Service Provision and Technical Support for 2025

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Defra Noise Modelling System (NMS) has been designed, built, hosted and managed to date under a single supplier framework. This contract covers five main areas:1. Hosting, supporting and managing the NMS, including data and software licensing, cloud services, backups, security patching, etc.2. Handover provision, to ensure a seamless continuous provision of service 3. Pilot – the NMS is to be piloted with a number of users before the full launch that has been agreed by Ministers4. Provision of datasets (accompanied by appropriate documentation and coding) to allow Defra to carry out R&D activities5. Preparation for Round 5 mapping – Defra has a legal requirement to deliver noise maps across the country in 5 yearly intervals, known as rounds. Preparation for Round 5 must commence in 2025 to have any chance of meeting the legal deadline for delivering these maps.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 90700000 - Environmental services

Legal Justification

This is a compliant STA under Regulation 32 of the PCR Regs 2015, under (2) (b) where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular econimic operator for any of the following reasons:• competition is absent for technical reason and • follow up work where there was competition for the initial work and the provider has already carried out initial work in the same area

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