Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring service (GAS)

Rural Payments Agency

Published: Oct 16, 2025

Updated: Jun 13, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Compass Informatics — £9,691,693

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About This Opportunity

Rural Payments Agency United Kingdom: Geospatial analytics and remote monitoring service (GAS). Services contract awarded, agriculture & food security. Awarded.

This is a services contract in the agriculture and food security, information and communication technology and environment and climate sectors, with a focus on Agritech, geospatial systems and Climate Adaptation. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 9.7 million.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the agriculture and food security sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The capabilities required for this contract are summarised below:
(a) to implement a minimum viable product (MVP) within twelve months of the contract start date;
(b) to provide the following core functionality for users:
• to use imagery sources to identify farm habitats;
• to monitor land use and cover changes with respect to farming activities;
• to extract markers from imagery sources;
• to ingest imagery sources and other data from other RPA and Defra Group systems;
• to publish outputs to other RPA and Defra Group systems;
• to monitor compliance with scheme agreements for a land parcel; and
• for users to utilise the Supplier's solution in the field and add their own imagery sources and ground truth data for a land parcel.
(c) to provide product delivery, user-centred services, IT service management, and hosting;
(d) to provide the capability to introduce future services, such as integrating additional imagery sources, provisioning additional imagery sources, developing new data products derived from imagery sources, developing new markers, and integrating the Supplier's solution with other RPA and Defra Group systems; and
(e) to provide the option for other Defra Group Bodies (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations#department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) and other UK "Paying Agencies" to utilise the contract.. CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000). Procedure: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. Suitable for SMEs

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on October 16, 2025. Last refreshed 11 days ago. Reference: CF-0554900D8d000003VQwdEAG. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Rural Payments Agency

Rural Payments Agency has issued 3 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 0 currently open and 3 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Agriculture & Food Security, and Environment & Climate. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: March 31, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

Is this tender still open?

No — the contract has already been awarded to Compass Informatics. The award notice is archived on BidsFactory for transparency and market intelligence.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Rural Payments Agency in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Agriculture & Food Security sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

How much was the contract awarded for?

Compass Informatics was awarded the contract for £9,691,693. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK Contracts Finder to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference CF-0554900D8d000003VQwdEAG when communicating with the contracting authority.