Official UK procurement notice
CEVAS training for farmers Open Farm Sunday
Authority: AHDB
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScope of work for Open Farm Sunday (OFS) for set number of levy paying farmers who will be included in the OFS for the June 2026 event only. This is the sole training provider of the nationally recognised CEVAS accreditation and the lead organisation for coordinating Open Farm Sunday (OFS) across the UK. The provider will deliver 2 bespoke 3-day CEVAS accredited courses focused on public engagement for OFS 2026. Courses include 1 on-farm CPD day hosted by an experienced OFS farmer. The provider will develop bespoke public engagement resources for participating hosts. This will include collaboration with the Contracting Authority to create an incentivised feedback and evaluation offer. The one-off inclusion of these farms will require this training to be concluded well in advance of the OFS event in June.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Oct 2025, 12:56 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 23:52 GMT
- Authority reference
STA10245- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007347- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a5e2Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published1 Oct 2025, 12:56 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Jan 2026, 23:52 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEAFAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender