1Spatial and Version 1 win multiyear contract with Defra

Cambridge, UK, 3rd June 2021, (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial, the global geospatial software and solutions company, is delighted to announce that, following a competitive tender and in collaboration with Version 1 (a global leader in IT services and solutions), it has signed a multiyear contract with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to provide a managed service for the Rural Payments Agency's (RPA) Rural Payments Service and Land Management System (LMS).

The contract will provide a recurring managed service enabling Defra and the Rural Payments Agency to deliver its current Basic Payment and Countryside Stewardship Schemes. In addition, and importantly, this new contract enables 1Spatial and Version 1 to support RPA and DEFRA through Agricultural Transition.

1Spatial has worked with RPA over the past five years to support and develop its Land Management System, an ecosystem of IT components, processes and data, including 1Spatial's 1Integrate software. The LMS is RPA's key control system used as a remote sensing monitoring tool and to master the land registration data used for subsidy scheme validation and agricultural policy implementation.

Commenting on the contract award, 1Spatial CEO, Claire Milverton, said: "We are delighted to build on our work with Defra and the Rural Payments Agency on their Land Management System and to be an integral part in the important transition of developing services through Agricultural Transition.

"The new contract highlights the world leading geospatial capabilities of 1Spatial, enabling RPA to use 1Spatial's unique software and expertise to master their land registration data used for subsidy scheme validation and agricultural policy implementation."

Version 1 UK Sales Director, Conor McColgan, added: “To have our service – and our partnership with 1Spatial - validated through this competitive tender is extremely pleasing. The new contract shows the value our partnership can bring to not only supporting existing services, but in the exciting transformational agenda underway at DEFRA which only strengthens our already leading role in the agricultural government sector.”

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About 1Spatial

1Spatial is a global leader in providing software, solutions and business applications for managing location and geospatial data.

Our global clients include national mapping and land management agencies, utility companies, transportation organisations, government and defence departments.

Today – as location data from smartphones, the Internet of Things and great lakes of commercial Big Data increasingly drive commercial decision-making – our technology drives efficiency and provides organisations with confidence in the data they use.

We unlock the value of location data by bringing together our people, innovative solutions, industry knowledge and our extensive customer base. We are striving to make the world more sustainable, safer and smarter for the future. We believe the answers to achieving these goals are held in data.

Our 1Spatial Platform, incorporating Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software components like our 1Integrate rules engine, delivers powerful data solutions and focused business applications on-premise, on-mobile and in the cloud. This ensures data is current, complete, and consistent through the use of automation.

Our headquarters are in Cambridge, UK, with operations in the UK, Ireland, USA, France, Belgium, Tunisia and Australia.

We are committed to working with our customers to unlock the value of their data and create a smarter world.

For more information visit www.1spatial.com

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Karis Brummitt, UK Marketing Manager, karis.brummitt@1spatial.com - +44(0) 1223 420414