Official UK procurement notice
Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) training & Experiential learning
Authority: AHDB
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHeadline scope of services.
- Deliver Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) training and
1-2-1 support to farmers
- Develop and deliver school farm visit host farmer support - to include networking events
for CEVAS accredited farmers and CEVAS Plus
- Deliver experiential conferences, events and visits for school students
- Develop and deliver resources to support on-farm learning activities
- Deliver associated activities to address barriers to experiential farm visits
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 28 May 2026, 12:56 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:55 BST
- Authority reference
STA10290- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099459- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a793Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
Single supplier - technical reasons
The scope of services under this contract is for LEAF and AHDB in partnership to deliver:
Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) training alongside farmer support,
events, and educational resources to support experiential learning services to school-aged children
and young people.
CEVAS is a nationally recognised accreditation scheme managed exclusively by LEAF on behalf of the
Access to Farms Partnership. LEAF is the sole authorised provider of CEVAS training and holds
associated intellectual property rights.
While other organisations may offer elements of agricultural education or training, no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists that can deliver CEVAS-accredited training and the full scope of
services. Accordingly, the services can only be supplied by LEAF.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jun 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends137 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:55 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2026- Transparency notice published28 May 2026, 12:56 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published28 May 2026, 13:43 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2026, 12:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMINGVCSE22 Jun 2026 – 22 Jun 2028 · up to 22 Jun 2031Extensions: Option to extend up to 3 years in any increments | £1,020,833 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMINGVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,020,833
- Period
- 2 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 + 1 (12 month increments)
No agreed KPIs: Currently under review between Parties
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMINGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender