Official UK procurement notice
Laboratory Quality Testing for AHDB's Recommended List Project
Authority: AHDB
The information provided by the RLs enables levy payers to select variety’s that are optimal for their cropping system and meet the requirements of their local market. Key to this is the assessment of varietal quality characterists. Lot 2 Quality testing Cereals (Excluding Oats) & Oil content of Oilseed Rape and Linseed.
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe information provided by the RLs enables levy payers to select variety’s that are optimal for their cropping system and meet the requirements of their local market. Key to this is the assessment of varietal quality characterists.
Grain samples are taken at harvest from trial plots by the RL trials operators and sent to the relevant quality testing laboratory to carry out various laboratory quality tests and assessments on them. It is this part of the process for which the tenderers are applying: to manage receipt of samples, carry out quality test procedures as described in this ITT and produce results for AHDB.
The laboratory quality tests have been divided into four lots for this tender according to crop and types of tests. Tenderers are invited to apply for single or multiple lots as per the list below :
Lot 1 Wheat Milling & Baking
Lot 2 Quality testing Cereals (Excluding Oats) & Oil content of Oilseed Rape and Linseed
Lot 3 Quality testing Oats
Lot 4 Barley MicroMalting
- Recurrence: February 2026
CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Lot 1 Wheat Milling & Baking
Lot 1 Wheat Milling & Baking. Additional information: All information pertaining to each Lot is within the tender documentation and Protocols.
Lot #2Lot 2 Quality testing Cereals (Excluding Oats) & Oil content of Oilseed Rape and Linseed
Lot 2 Quality testing Cereals (Excluding Oats) & Oil content of Oilseed Rape and Linseed. Additional information: Further information is within tender documentation and Protocols
Lot #3Lot 3 Quality testing Oats
Lot 3 Quality testing Oats. Additional information: Further information is provided within the specification and Protocol
Lot #4Lot 4 Barley MicroMalting
Lot 4 Barley MicroMalting. Additional information: Further information will be found in specification and Protocol
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · February 2026
- First published
- 24 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
2020-454- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014470- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bff9Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender and respond to the opportunity 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender Login to the portal with the username/password Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender Click ‘My Response’ under ‘ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Jun 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 · 4 dates- Notice published24 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Submission deadline17 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2021
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DefraReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.