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Open Access LandIS Portal

Agreement with Cranfield University to transition the LandIS platform and underlying datasets, including the National Soil Map, National Soil Inventory, and soil attribute data, into an open-access portal. The project removes charging and licensing restrictions to make key soil data openly available to land managers, farmers, planners, and public bodies to support environmental initiatives like ELMS and Net Zero.

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Awarded value
£14.2m
As published
Published
18 February 2025
Find a Tender
Awarded
29 September 2025
Cranfield University
Contract length
54 months
Ends 31 March 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of digital platform hosting and data licensing services for national soil and environmental mapping datasets.

Category: Environmental information systems

Lifecycle

  1. Publishedon Find a Tender
  2. Contract awardedto Cranfield University
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/99440/open-access-landis-portal
Buyer reference
CF-0547400D8d000003VQwdEAG
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4ffcf926-513b-454e-b0c0-d2e94fc1415f
Source
Contracts Finder
Last checked
12 October 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Open Access LandIS Portal. Contract award, 18 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/99440/open-access-landis-portal (accessed 12 October 2026).