Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Neil Widdop
Contact Email: neil.widdop@defra.gov.uk
Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Neil Widdop
Contact Email: neil.widdop@defra.gov.uk
The provision of Defra’s Noise Modelling System ("NMS") software and live service support including management, maintenance, hosting and development of the NMS in England, with optional use for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce Defra's intention to enter into a contract for provision of the NMS with Noise Consultants Limited (NCL) for 3 years, with the option to extend by a further year, at a total maximum cost of £12m (net of VAT) over the maximum 4 year term. The core capabilities required for this Contract are: • to provide IT service management and hosting for the NMS; • to continue to provide licensing of necessary software and datasets required to run the NMS; and • to deliver an updated set of noise modelling calculations and datasets. The contract also includes the optional capability: • to introduce NMS enhancements; • to migrate the existing NMS into Defra's cloud hosting tenancy; and • for other public bodies to utilise the NMS.
No linked documents found for this notice.
Lot 1 Status: complete
Award Title: Noise modelling system (NMS)
{
"awards": [
{
"aboveThreshold": true,
"contractPeriod": {
"endDate": "2029-02-28T23:59:59Z",
"maxExtentDate": "2030-02-28T23:59:59Z",
"startDate": "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z"
},
"date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00Z",
"documents": [
{
"datePublished": "2026-02-12T07:58:18Z",
"description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"format": "text/html",
"id": "012655-2026",
"noticeType": "UK6",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012655-2026"
}
],
"hasOptions": true,
"hasRenewal": true,
"id": "1",
"items": [
{
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"description": "Noise pollution advisory services",
"id": "90742400",
"scheme": "CPV"
},
{
"description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support",
"id": "72000000",
"scheme": "CPV"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"region": "UK"
}
],
"id": "1",
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"milestones": [
{
"dueDate": "2026-02-28T23:59:59Z",
"id": "1",
"status": "scheduled",
"type": "futureSignatureDate"
}
],
"options": {
"description": "The contract also includes the optional capability:\n(a) to introduce NMS enhancements;\n(b) to migrate the existing NMS into Defra\u0027s cloud hosting tenancy; and\n(c) for other public bodies to utilise the NMS."
},
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"renewal": {
"description": "The 1 year extension may be invoked in the event that Defra requires more time to migrate the existing NMS to their cloud tenancy."
},
"standstillPeriod": {
"endDate": "2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
},
"status": "pending",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-PPON-PCWZ-7683-BLLY",
"name": "Noise Consultants Limited (NCL)"
}
],
"title": "Noise modelling system (NMS)",
"value": {
"amount": 12000000.0,
"amountGross": 14400000.0,
"currency": "GBP"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX",
"name": "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS"
},
"date": "2026-02-12T07:58:18Z",
"id": "012655-2026",
"initiationType": "tender",
"language": "en",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-064d12",
"parties": [
{
"address": {
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"locality": "London",
"postalCode": "SW1P 4DF",
"region": "UKI32",
"streetAddress": "Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "neil.widdop@defra.gov.uk",
"name": "Neil Widdop"
},
"details": {
"classifications": [
{
"description": "Public authority - central government",
"id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
"scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
}
],
"url": "https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome"
},
"id": "GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX",
"identifier": {
"id": "PNBD-3289-CDGX",
"scheme": "GB-PPON"
},
"name": "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS",
"roles": [
"buyer"
]
},
{
"address": {
"country": "GB",
"countryName": "United Kingdom",
"locality": "Bristol",
"postalCode": "BS1 4UD",
"region": "UKK11",
"streetAddress": "3rd Floor St. Augustine\u0027s Court, 1 St. Augustine\u0027s Place"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "contact@noiseconsultants.co.uk"
},
"details": {
"publicServiceMissionOrganization": true,
"scale": "sme",
"shelteredWorkshop": true,
"vcse": false
},
"id": "GB-PPON-PCWZ-7683-BLLY",
"identifier": {
"id": "PCWZ-7683-BLLY",
"scheme": "GB-PPON"
},
"name": "Noise Consultants Limited (NCL)",
"roles": [
"supplier"
]
}
],
"tag": [
"award",
"contract"
],
"tender": {
"description": "The provision of Defra\u2019s Noise Modelling System (\"NMS\") software and live service support including management, maintenance, hosting and development of the NMS in England, with optional use for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.\nThe purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce Defra\u0027s intention to enter into a contract for provision of the NMS with Noise Consultants Limited (NCL) for 3 years, with the option to extend by a further year, at a total maximum cost of \u00a312m (net of VAT) over the maximum 4 year term.\nThe core capabilities required for this Contract are:\n\u2022 to provide IT service management and hosting for the NMS; \n\u2022 to continue to provide licensing of necessary software and datasets required to run the NMS; and\n\u2022 to deliver an updated set of noise modelling calculations and datasets.\nThe contract also includes the optional capability:\n\u2022 to introduce NMS enhancements;\n\u2022 to migrate the existing NMS into Defra\u0027s cloud hosting tenancy; and\n\u2022 for other public bodies to utilise the NMS.",
"id": "C33015",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "2023/54",
"scheme": "UKPGA",
"uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"status": "complete"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "direct",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award",
"status": "complete",
"title": "Noise modelling system (NMS)"
}
}