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# AHDB · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ahdb-gov-ot204). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** AHDB is a UK Contracting Authority based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 140 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** AHDB
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-108423` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 140
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.9m (median award: £82k) across 56 of 64 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ahdb-gov-ot204

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 19 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 11% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 12% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 80 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 34 (43%), Open: 30 (38%), Limited / restricted: 8 (10%), Route not published: 7 (9%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 23 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 9 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Agricultural, forestry, horticultural services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-forestry-horticultural-aquacultural-and-apicult-77000000) (CPV 77):** 5 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Supporting and auxiliary transport; travel](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services-travel-agencies--63000000) (CPV 63):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[RSK ADAS Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rsk-adas-limited-coh-10486936):** 8 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[Niab](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/niab-coh-03395389):** 5 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[Event Exhibition Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/event-exhibition-ltd-coh-12528371):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[SAC Commercial Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sac-commercial-ltd-coh-sc148684):** 4 procedures (9 awards)
5. **[BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-nutrition-foundation-coh-00898651):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Numerator UK Limited (Worldpanel by Numerator)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/numerator-uk-limited-worldpanel-by-numerator-GB-PPON-PTDD-8275-GMJZ):** £1.1m · [In-home usage data and insight requirements](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-home-usage-data-and-insight-requirements-for-ahdb-ocds-h6vhtk-0646a5) · Awarded: 31 Mar 2026
2. **[LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/linking-environment-and-farming-coh-03035047):** £1.0m · [Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) training & Experiential learning](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/countryside-educational-visits-accreditation-scheme-cevas-training-experiential-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-06a793) · Awarded: 28 May 2026
3. **[T.L.R. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/t-l-r-limited-coh-02623795):** £736k · [Electronic Animal Movement Licensing 2 (eAML2)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electronic-animal-movement-licensing-2-eaml2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a064) · Awarded: 22 Sept 2025
4. **[Event Exhibition Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/event-exhibition-ltd-coh-12528371):** £667k · [SIAL'26 Paris stand design and build requirements for AHDB](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sial-paris-26-stand-design-and-build-requirements-for-ahdb-ocds-h6vhtk-05ebaa) · Awarded: 28 Feb 2026
5. **[BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-nutrition-foundation-coh-00898651):** £530k · [Education Partnership Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/education-partnership-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-069a03)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 37
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 63
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full AHDB intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ahdb-gov-ot204#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ahdb-gov-ot204
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt