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Published 15 May 2026, 13:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Education Partnership Programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£530,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Food - Fact of Life (FFL) is owned and managed by BNF. The programme covering online resources and teacher training. It is the only progressive education programme for teachers of of children aged 3 to 16 years covering the key themes of where food comes. AHDB has worked in partnership with BNF since 2018 to jointly deliver this programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
77100000 Agricultural services80000000 Education and training services

Procedure 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
15 May 2026, 13:27 BST
Last source update
31 Aug 2026, 11:26 BST
Authority reference
STA10272
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082406
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a03 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Switching to direct award

The authority intends to award a contract directly to the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) for the delivery of the Food – a fact of life (FFL) programme in partnership. BNF owns and manages FFL, including associated intellectual property. The programme provides a unique and established service combining online classroom resources that curriculum compliant across the whole UK and professional development training, together with a strong user base. It covers the core themes of 1) where food comes from, 2) nutrition and healthy eating, and 3) cooking. There are no reasonable alternative suppliers capable of delivering the full scope of these integrated services. A change in supplier would result in incompatible services, disruption to delivery, and loss of continuity and teacher engagement.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 May 2026 → 31 Aug 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends149 days ago
    27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published54 days ago
    31 Aug 2026, 11:26 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 May 2026, 13:27 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 May 2026, 15:09 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    31 Aug 2026, 11:26 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £530,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)VCSE29 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Including options to extend up to a further 4 years in any increments of time (ending 30 April 2031) · Options: Including options to extend up to a further 4 years in any increments of time (ending 30 April 2031)£530,000same award published again · counted once15 May 2026standstill to 27 May 2026Standstill
BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)VCSE£530,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Education Partnership Programme · BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)VCSE

    Signed
    9 Jul 2026
    Value
    £530,000
    Period
    9 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Including options to extend up to a further 4 years in any increments of time (ending 30 April 2031)
    Options
    The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Including options to extend up to a further 4 years in any increments of time (ending 30 April 2031)

    No agreed KPIs: No formal KPIs have been set as delivery is managed through a jointly agreed activity plan that is regularly reviewed and updated by AHDB and BNF. Performance is monitored through ongoing engagement and governance meetings, with activities and outputs adjusted as necessary to support the programme's objectives.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4SUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender