Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Provision of Hive Side Training
View official notice ↗Official source
BuyerANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
StatusAwarded
Deadline14 Nov 2025
Value£406,000
Published19 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Provision of Hive Side Training as part of the Healthy Bees Plan. Through the provision of hive side training the awarded contractor will provide training to intermediate hobbyist beekeepers to teach beekeepers how to recognise pests and diseases and ensure good husbandry practices. The requirement is separated into three lots covering three regions: Lot 1: North of England and Midlands. Lot 2: South of England. Lot 3: Wales Note on start date: the contract start date was 9/1/26
Lot details
Lot 2
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Lot 3
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierThe Bee Farmers Association Ltd
Contracts
Provision of Hive Side Training
Statusactive
Value£406,000
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05a321 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 004243-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Mon Jan 19 2026 10:58:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068590-2025 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 3 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2026 | award, contract | 004243-2026 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | award, contract | 085148-2025 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | tenderUpdate | 068590-2025 |
| 26 Sept 2025 | tenderUpdate | 060116-2025 |
| 26 Sept 2025 | tender | 060112-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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