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# College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/college-of-agriculture-food-and-rural-enterprise-cafre-GB-PPON-PYCL-3331-QQMP). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 7 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYCL-3331-QQMP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 7
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £11m (median award: £84k) across 19 of 19 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/college-of-agriculture-food-and-rural-enterprise-cafre-GB-PPON-PYCL-3331-QQMP

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 19 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 16% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 19 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 6 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 3 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Agricultural machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-machinery-16000000) (CPV 16):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[United Feeds Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/united-feeds-limited-coh-ni038000):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[NORTHERN LIFT TRUCKS N.I. LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northern-lift-trucks-n-i-ltd-coh-ni017337):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[COWAN BROS. NI LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cowan-bros-ni-ltd-coh-ni607675):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[WILLIAM BELL TRACTORS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/william-bell-tractors-ltd-coh-ni011866):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Countryside Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/countryside-services-limited-coh-ni033747):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[RSK ADAS Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rsk-adas-limited-coh-10486936):** £5.0m · [ID 6020932 DAERA - CAFRE - Horticulture Pilot Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6020932-daera-cafre-horticulture-pilot-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc28) · Awarded: 9 Feb 2026
2. **[Countryside Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/countryside-services-limited-coh-ni033747):** £3.0m · [ID 6210936 - Farming for Sustainability Scheme: Training and Themed Groups Requirements – Lot 2: Themed peer-to-peer group facilitators](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6210936-daera-cafre-farming-for-sustainability-scheme-training-and-themed-groups-requir-ocds-h6vhtk-05d031) · Awarded: 12 Dec 2025
3. **[United Feeds Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/united-feeds-limited-coh-ni038000):** £1.2m · [Lot 4 - Dairy Cow Rations (this includes blend, parlour nuts and Pre-calver nuts)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6048315-daera-cafre-supply-and-delivery-of-ruminant-beef-sheep-and-dairy-rations-ocds-h6vhtk-0565df) · Awarded: 22 Sept 2025
4. **[Countryside Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/countryside-services-limited-coh-ni033747):** £500k · [ID 6210936 - DAERA - CAFRE - Farming for Sustainability Scheme: Training and Themed Groups Requirements - Lot 1: Face-to-face training for groups of farmers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6210936-daera-cafre-farming-for-sustainability-scheme-training-and-themed-groups-requir-ocds-h6vhtk-05d031) · Awarded: 12 Dec 2025
5. **[FANE VALLEY FEEDS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fane-valley-feeds-limited-coh-ni025752):** £350k · [Lot 7 - Straights](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6048315-daera-cafre-supply-and-delivery-of-ruminant-beef-sheep-and-dairy-rations-ocds-h6vhtk-0565df) · Awarded: 22 Sept 2025

## 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 College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/college-of-agriculture-food-and-rural-enterprise-cafre-GB-PPON-PYCL-3331-QQMP#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/college-of-agriculture-food-and-rural-enterprise-cafre-GB-PPON-PYCL-3331-QQMP
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt