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Published 25 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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 varie

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£3,294,215≈ £618k / year

Submissions closed 8 Mar 2021awarded 3 Aug 2021

Awarded to Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) +9 more10 awards

Contract term 5 yrs 4 moends 31 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 21 Jun 2021

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. For further information see the AHDB website.

The RL is run as a series of consecutive five year projects. The current five-year program of crop trials for yield and crop quality ends at harvest 2021. This specification is for the procurement of new contracts to run trials for harvest 2022 to harvest 2026.

AHDB is seeking to procure the running of 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. We are looking for

Recurrence: November 2025

CPV: Agricultural services · Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Cereals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs 4 mo

Contract period: 21 Jun 2021 – 31 Oct 2026 (5 yrs 4 mo)

Delivery: UK · Various sites across the UK

Extensions: This contract; commencement 30 June 2021 with options to extend for a further 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (12 month periods) from 31 October 2022 Potential re-procurement of services for June 2026Variant bids: not allowed

03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products 03211000 Cereals 77100000 Agricultural services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
Further information in Tender documentation
Economic & financial standing
Further information in Tender documentation
Technical & professional ability
Further information in Tender documentation

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: Awarded
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 · November 2025
First published: 25 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
Last source update: 3 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Award evaluation window: 8 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference: 2019-424
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-018696
Classification (CPV): Agricultural servicesAgricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related productsAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesCereals
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028d34 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: Further information in Tender documentation

Publisher note: Managed by the Procurement Department

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

defra.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Mar 2021 → 3 Aug 2021 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
21 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
Notice published
3 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
3 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 18

Awarded value £4,159,84617 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 18

Contracts signed 18latest 3 Aug 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)SMEProvision of Recommended List Trials	£194,150 †	—	Awarded
NiabProvision of Recommended List Trials	£2,022,140 †	—	Awarded
RAGT SeedsSMEProvision of Recommended List Trials	£5,250 †	—	Awarded
RSK ADAS LimitedProvision of Recommended List Trials	£216,045 †	—	Awarded
Saaten Union (UK) LtdSMEProvision of Recommended List Trials	£66,780 †	—	Awarded
SAC Commercial LtdProvision of Recommended List Trials	BWP 472,290 †	—	Awarded
Scottish Agronomy LtdSMEProvision of Recommended List Trials	£535,185 †	—	Awarded
STC Research FoundationSMEProvision of Recommended List Trials	£129,030 †	—	Awarded
Syngenta UK LtdSMEProvision of Recommended List Trials	£8,750 †	—	Awarded
Trials ForceSME	£201,475 †	—	Awarded

8 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Provision of Recommended List trials
Signed
3 Aug 2021
Value
£7,350
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · Niab
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£2,022,140
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · RAGT SeedsSME
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£5,250
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · RSK ADAS Limited
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£216,045
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · Saaten Union (UK) LtdSME
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£66,780
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · SAC Commercial Ltd
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
BWP 472,290
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · Scottish Agronomy LtdSME
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£535,185
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · STC Research FoundationSME
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£129,030
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · Syngenta UK LtdSME
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£8,750
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Contract 018696-2021-2019-424-18 · Trials ForceSME
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£201,475
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£102,150
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£46,020
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£167,480
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£71,530
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£110,831
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£262,120
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials
Signed
30 Jun 2021
Value
£13,560
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
Provision of Recommended List Trials · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)SME
Signed
8 Mar 2021
Value
£194,150
Period
… – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
18bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawAgriculture & Horticulture Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, UK, CV8 2TLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Agriculture & Horticulture Development BoardReview bodyReview contact point Kenilworth
DEFRAMediation body Nobel House, 17 Smith Square

Bidders & participating suppliers

18 commercial parties on the notice

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)Awarded supplier Belfast, UK
AgriiAwarded supplier Essex, UK
Elsoms Seeds LtdAwarded supplier Spalding, UK
Elsoms Wheat LtdAwarded supplier Spalding, UK
Envirofield LtdAwarded supplier Bury St Edmunds,, UK
Frontier Agriculture LtdAwarded supplier London, UK
Harper Adams UniversityAwarded supplier Newport, UK
KWS UK LtdAwarded supplier Thriplow, UK
Limagrain UK LtdAwarded supplier Market Rason, UK
NIABAwarded supplier Cambridge, UK

Show 8 more suppliers

RAGT SeedsAwarded supplier Essex, UK
RSK ADAS LtdAwarded supplier Helsby,, UK
SAC Commercial LtdAwarded supplier Edinburgh, UK
STC Research FoundationAwarded supplier Selby, UK
Saaten Union (UK) LtdAwarded supplier Cowlinge, UK
Scottish AgronomyAwarded supplier Tayside, UK
Syngenta UK LtdAwarded supplier Market Rasen, UK
Trials ForceAwarded supplier Aberdeen, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.