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Published 1 Oct 2025, 12:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CEVAS training for farmers Open Farm Sunday

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regimeVCSE suitable
Awarded value£29,364published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to LEAF

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scope 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 published

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
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a5e2 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 12:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 23:52 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £29,3641 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LEAFSMEOpen Sunday Farm visit9 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2026£29,364—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · LEAFSME

    Signed
    9 Oct 2025
    Value
    £29,364
    Period
    9 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4PEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LEAFAwarded supplier Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV8 2LGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender