Bath tech company IPL has been awarded a £9 million contract with the Environment Agency.
Working with development firm Manhattan Atrium, the city centre IT firm will help to implement a new flood defence asset management system for the organisation.
The Environment Agency has more than 150,000 flood and coastal defence assets across England, and the new system will give it a single view of all maintenance activity nationwide.
The four-year programme will enable the Environment Agency to focus more funds on the upkeep of its assets by reducing the administrative cost of maintenance planning, delivery and reporting.
As prime contractor, IPL will manage the project.
IPL chief executive Paul Jobbins said: "As recent events prove, this programme is of huge national importance, and we're pleased that the Environment Agency has selected IPL to deliver it.
"We look forward to bringing our long-established expertise in creating business-critical systems to this high-profile programme to create something truly exceptional."
IPL, which is celebrating 35 years of business, has previously worked with the likes of UCAS, Nationwide, the Orange mobile network and Bath and North East Somerset Council, where it saved £1.6 million through a new IT system.
Deputy director of asset performance and engineering at the Environment Agency, Jim Barlow, said: "I am looking forward to working with IPL and Manhattan Atrium to implement their proven enterprise asset management system which will enable the Environment Agency to adopt latest industry best practices and help us make step changes in the way we plan and deliver our services for the community."
