Digitising & Remote Sensing

Tender description

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking feedback and advice that will test its assumptions, from potential service providers who may be interested in providing integrated geospatial services that comprise digitising remote sensing and ad hoc innovation in these and related applications. Agri-environmental and CAP schemes rely upon a set of monitoring and controls with geospatial information lying at the core of much of the administration of policy for subsidy schemes. The Land Management System (LMS) is Defra's corporate geographic information system (GIS) and is used to mastering its land registration data for subsidy scheme validation and rural/agri-environmental policy implementation. The main requirement of this service is to be able to provide a flexible workforce that can meet the fluctuating demands on the RPA for Control with Remote Sensing and Digitising. Please note this is a Soft Market Test (SMT) link to document below: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=47737 Additional information: Notes NOTE: IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ON DEFRA'S E-TENDERING PORTAL PLEASE GOSTRAIGHT TO STEP 2 BELOW. IF UNREGISTERED PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO REGISTER 1. Register your company on the e-tendering portal (this is only required once). Select the 'Login or register to participate' link above and click the 'Register now' link on the home page. Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Next' Enter your correct business and user details. Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Respond to the Soft Market Test (SMT) Login to the portal with your username/password. Click the 'PQQs Open To All Suppliers or ITT's Open To All Suppliers' link. Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT Click the 'Express Interest' button on the right-hand side of the page, This will move the SMT into your My PQQs or My ITT's page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking the Settings and Buyer Attachments under 'PQQ Details' or 'ITT Details'. 3. Responding to the SMT You can now choose to 'Create Response'. If you are declining to respond please click on the three dots and select 'Decline To Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You must use the Messages function to communicate to the Procurement Officer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion then follow the onscreen instructions to complete your response to the SMT. You must then publish your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the right hand side of the screen. If you have a technical issue please use the online Help function or call the free helpline on 0800 368 4850