Recommended List Variety Trials

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£43,333published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists (RLs) provide levy payers and the wider industry with independent information on the characteristics and market options for new cereal and oilseed varieties. 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, maximising productivity and ensuring a reliable supply of grain into the supply chain. Scope of delivery is running cereal and oilseed variety testing trials for the purposes of providing data to facilitate the selection of crop varieties into recommended and described variety lists.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

77100000 Agricultural services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 26 Aug 2026, 12:09 BST
Last source update: 26 Aug 2026, 12:09 BST
Authority reference: STA10267
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081207
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec4e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
26 Aug 2026, 12:09 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £43,3331 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)SME	£43,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Recommended List Variety Trials · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)SME
Signed
1 Jul 2026
Value
£43,333
Period
1 Aug 2026 – 1 Nov 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4PEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PVYC-6689-MQHV 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5PXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2026, 12:09 BST