Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Sharon Wilson
Telephone: +44 3459335577
E-mail: sharon.wilson@defra.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pan-Defra NEC Contract Management System
Reference number: C29083
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Pan-Defra NEC Contract Management System
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
2 771 486.40
GBP/ Highest offer:
4 447 938.60
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72212311
72212331
48490000
48482000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority procured the provision of a Contract Management System (CMS) and any related services in order for Defra to manage various New Engineering Contracts (NEC), supporting a number of key infrastructure assets.<br/><br/>The Authority sought a supplier to provide a ‘Commercial of the shelf’ (COTS), ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS), solution that also had the capability and expertise to manage all standard requirements of New Engineering Contract (NEC) model services, NEC3 and NEC4 contract forms, processes, clauses and roles promoted under NEC ways of working across the Defra Group.<br/><br/>The supplier will provide full implementation, transition, data migration support, initial and ongoing training with initial/ongoing technical support and all necessary system maintenance, including upgrades, throughout the contract term.<br/><br/>NEC contract management is an ongoing requirement for departments across the Authority. The suite of NEC contracts that are used by the Authority include, but are not limited to, the Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC), Facilities Management Contract (FMC), Term Service Contract (TSC) and Professional Services Contract (PSC). As multiple partner agencies across the Authority use this standard suite of contracts, one system was sought to enable consistency and improved ways of working across the Authority group.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-000975
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Built Intelligence Ltd
08323228
Third Floor Mariner House, 62 Prince Street, Bristol
Bristol
BS1 4QD
UK
Telephone: +44 1172140890
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.builtintelligence.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
2 771 486.40
GBP
/ Highest offer:
4 447 938.60
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Body
N/A
N/A
N/A
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2025