Official UK procurement notice
FCP: LEEP NEV - Climate Resilience of Agricultural Production and Farm Business
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£388,126published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to University of Exeter
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn R&D piece of work using a unique modelling tool developed by the supplier, that bridges
the gap between farm decision making in response to changes in agricultural potential and
survey data, which resolves the economics of farms and to understand how climate change
will impact food production, farm businesses and future land use
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jul 2025, 13:15 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 11:07 BST
- Authority reference
C29559- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057612- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055926Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Unique model
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Supplier has IP rights
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 18 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published399 days ago18 Sept 2025, 11:07 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published4 Jul 2025, 13:15 BSTUK5
- Transparency notice published17 Jul 2025, 18:01 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 15:05 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2025, 11:07 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £388,1261 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Exeter31 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 2+1+1 · Options: Option to extend with 3 months notice. · Amended: Direct award justification due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Supplier details for this direct award are: The University of Exeter, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QJ Attention: : Chrysten Cole, - Head of Legal Services and General Counsel Email: [email protected] Total val… | £388,126 | 4 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
FCP: LEEP NEV - Climate Resilience of Agricultural Production and Farm Business · University of Exeter
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2025
- Value
- £388,126
- Period
- 12 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2+1+1
- Options
- Option to extend with 3 months notice.
1 agreed KPI: Milestones
- Milestones
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of ExeterAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender