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Smart Farming Trials

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:31.

Opportunity overview

Smart farming is defined by the Environment Agency, as ‘the use of technologies and data-driven systems to improve efficiency and sustainability in agricultural production’. Employing smart farming technologies and the latest developments in data and systems for water resources in agriculture, would allow the sector to both maximise water availability and efficiency of application. This funding would be used to fund trials of smart farming technologies, giving vital information for farming businesses, and a greater understanding of those setting policy, wider water users and the environment.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

WATER RESOURCES EAST (WRE) LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£300k
Awarded
5 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 12057670
Location
Norfolk, UKH15, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

Water Resources East

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£300k
Awarded
5 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PYVB-3418-ZNYY
Location
Norwich, UKH15, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

Water Resources East

Matched by number
Contract value
£300k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£360k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 12057670
Location
Norfolk, UKH15, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C30696
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This supplier is uniquely positioned to co-ordinate activity between abstractors in the agriculture sector, gain access to water company data and systems, work with providers of hydrometric equipment and to link up with regulators on policy development in the Cambridgeshire catchment.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-12057670
Name
Water Resources East

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Locality
Norfolk
Postal Code
NR4 7TJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Enterprise Centre University Of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom, NR4 7TJ

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
12057670
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PYVB-3418-ZNYY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PYVB-3418-ZNYY
Name
Water Resources East

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH15
Country
GB
Locality
Norwich
Postal Code
NR4 7TJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Enterprise Centre University Of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PYVB-3418-ZNYY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Smart Farming Trials
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental services

Value

Amount
299,967.4
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
359,960.88

Options

Description
No extension criteria built into the contract, however the Short Form Terms and Conditions allow variations

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062726-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Oct 2025, 09:58
Entry 2
Id
064179-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Oct 2025, 13:32

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12057670
Name
WATER RESOURCES EAST (WRE) LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PYVB-3418-ZNYY
Name
Water Resources East

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
22 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
23 Oct 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Water Resources East

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYVB-3418-ZNYY
Name
Water Resources East

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Oct 2025, 23:59
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-12057670
Name
Water Resources East

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Smart Farming Trials
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
23 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
299,967.4
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
359,960.88

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
24 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extensions are allowable within the short form terms and conditions

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069217-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
29 Oct 2025, 09:02

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
KPIs
Description
- Increase water available for abstraction by agri-businesses from the River Cam catchment using dynamic abstraction management compared to historic trends, whilst ensuring environmental protection. - Increase understanding of catchment dynamics in the River Cam catchment using real-time telemetry, for surface water, farm infrastructure and groundwater interactions and water availability. - Increase understanding of systems and governance required for real-time abstraction management for the agricultural sector.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a93a-2025-10-29T09:02:48ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·