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British Geological Survey Licence 2026

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 02:52.

Opportunity overview

This is a data licence required for the Defra Group. This data can only be purchased from British Geological Survey who are the sole providers. The data licence provides the use of a number of British Geological Survey (BGS) data layers which include multiple geology and groundwater datasets.

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.

British Geological Survey (BGS)

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Contract value
£247.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£296.5k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Location
Keyworth, UKF16, NG12 5GG, 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
C33494
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a data licence required for the Defra Group. This data can only be purchased from British Geological Survey who are the sole providers. This is therefore a compliant STA under Schedule 5: 5. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. And 6. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The data licence provides the use of a number of British Geological Survey (BGS) data layers which include multiple geology and groundwater datasets.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Nicker Hill
Locality
Keyworth
Postal Code
NG12 5GG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF16

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Name
British Geological Survey (BGS)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
British Geological Survey Licence 2026
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
30 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Licence Agreement.

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
296,523.78
Amount
247,103.15
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032320-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Apr 2026, 12:05
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 023900-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 023962-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 032320-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·