Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c75-4b0f-7146-b97f-ba486fe60d68/defra-digital-data-set-licence-agreement-bgs awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Defra Digital Data Set Licence Agreement - BGS [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) Often single bidder Estimated value £109,000 Published 29 Dec 2021 Deadline Closed 19 Mar 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender By way of a Letter of Agreement (LoA), the Environment Agency (EA) currently holds a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable agreement with Defra, which enables them to be able to use (by way of a licence agreement) the British Geological Survey (BGS) datasets (digital data). This includes (but is not limited to) data such as:- - DigMap-GB 50 onshore geology map data at 1:50 000 scale for Great Britain - Dig Map-GB 250 onshore geology map data at 1:250 000 scale for Great Britain - DigSBS-250 offshore seabed sediment data at 1:250 000 scale (full database) - Active Mines and Quarries (full dataset). GBASE surface & dub-surface soil data for England - DiGROCK-250 offshore bedrock data at 1:250 000 seal for England 224.715sqkm area - Superficial Thickness at 1:50 000 scale for England & Wales 155.000sqkm area The EA use these datasets for internal use in connection with / fulfilment of their standard operational activities. ## CPV classification Environmental services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/819a22fe-3f33-4ef2-bd7d-df7a6b190272) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Defra Network eTendering Portal: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp) [Refuse and waste related services – Keräyspaperin, tietoturvamateriaalin sekä SER-jätteen poistopalvelun hankinta · Espoon kaupunki · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-11dc-7260-9add-88811d0139f2/finland-refuse-and-waste-related-services-kerayspaperin-tietoturvamateriaal) [Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services – Vaarajätepalvelu · Helsingin yliopiston kiinteistöpalvelut Oy · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2d87-7301-b79a-03b45cbf514a/finland-radioactive-toxic-medical-and-hazardous-waste-services-vaarajat) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Waste-tip management services – Odbiór i zagospodarowanie niesegregowanych (zmieszanych) odpadów komunalnych wraz z selektywną ich zbiórką z terenu Gminy Łowicz w 2027 roku · Gmina Łowicz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4a21-72a8-8b90-2d7f33a3108f/poland-waste-tip-management-services-odbior-i-zagospodarowanie-niesegregowan)