Open Access LandIS Portal

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA)

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4.5 year
Value
£6M-£14M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
17 Oct 2025
Delivery
30 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2030
Deadline
01 Sep 2025 11:00

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Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

The existing LandIS agreement between Cranfield University (CU) and Defra sets out the conditions under which Defra can access: • The platform which is owned and hosted by Cranfield for the provision of National Soil Map (NATMAP) • National Soil Inventory (NSI) and soil attribute data (SOILSERIES & HORIZON), and its supplementary data bases (broadly: the LandIS platform data). All Crown bodies currently enjoy full royalty-free access to LandIS, and this available to charities and research institutions. Non-crown bodies such as the Environment Agency or Natural England, and other public sector bodies, private individuals, consultants, and businesses do not have royalty-free access to this data. Defra and Cranfield University are working towards reducing or removing some of the licencing restrictions pertaining to the afore mentioned datasets.

Award Detail

1 Cranfield University (Cranfield)
  • Value: £14,184,518

CPV Codes

  • 90714100 - Environmental information systems
  • 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

Other Information

Defra_Cranfield - New LandIs Agreement - AGREED FORM(207893265.1)_Redacted Defra_Cranfield - New LandIs Agreement - AGREED FORM(207893265.1)_Redacted.pdf

Reference

  • CF-0547400D8d000003VQwdEAG
  • CF 5508fe8c-f890-457b-b6cc-4c832b7648a2

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