Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 03000000·Supplies · division·17 classes with notices
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 66 lots from 48 competitions run by 39 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 36 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 30 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 136 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 25 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 22 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| The Supply and Delivery of Biomass wood pellets to locations within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Area. | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £75,600 |
| UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services | AFFINITY WATER LIMITED | not published | — | — |
| DPS - Mersey Forest, services, goods and works relating to Tree Planting and Landscaping | Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council | 23 Feb 2029 | 851d | — |
Sub-sectors of agricultural, farming, fishing
17 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 372 of 472 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
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Tree-nursery products03450000 | 7 open → | 62 | 2 | 88% | |
Wood03410000 | 8 open → | 57 | 2 | 53% | |
Horticultural and nursery products03120000 | 2 open → | 36 | 2 | 80% | |
Cattle, livestock and small animals03320000 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | |
Crops, products of market gardening and horticulture03110000 | 1 open → | 13 | — | — | |
Agricultural and horticultural products03100000 | 2 open → | 21 | 2 | — | |
Animal products and related products03140000 | 1 open → | 18 | 1 | — | |
Vegetables, fruits and nuts03220000 | 1 open → | 17 | 2 | — | |
Pulp03460000 | 1 open → | 4 | — | — | |
Forestry products03440000 | 1 open → | 4 | — | — | |
Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts03200000 | 1 open → | 4 | — | — | |
Farm animal products03330000 | 1 open → | 2 | — | — |
Show 5 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Forestry and logging products03400000 | 0 | 8 | — | — | |
Coffee beans03130000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | — | |
Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products03310000 | 0 | 5 | — | — | |
Farming, hunting and fishing products03300000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
Animal ear tags03340000 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities51%(236 notices)
236 of 466 notices are Local authorities (51%).Central government20%(94 notices)
94 of 466 notices are Central government (20%).Other public bodies12%(55 notices)
55 of 466 notices are Other public bodies (12%).Education & universities5%(25 notices)
25 of 466 notices are Education & universities (5%).NHS & health2%(7 notices)
7 of 466 notices are NHS & health (2%).Not classified11%(49 notices)
49 of 466 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Forestry and Land Scotland | Central government | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Durham County Council | Local authorities | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult | Other public bodies | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Forestry Commission | Other public bodies | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Glasgow City Council | Local authorities | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | Central government | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Natural Resources Wales | Other public bodies | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 7 | 1 | 0 |
236 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 375 of 472 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | 28% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | — | 27% | |
| East Midlands | 1 | 100% | 23% | |
| North East England | — | — | 15% | |
| South East England | 1 | 100% | 29% | |
| South West England | 3 | 100% | 28% | |
| Greater London | 1 | 71% | 24% | |
| North West England | — | 80% | 24% | |
| West Midlands | — | — | 6% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 63% | 60% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract74%(348 notices)
348 of 472 notices are Contract (74%).Framework25%(118 notices)
118 of 472 notices are Framework (25%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(6 notices)
6 of 472 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open64%(300 notices)
300 of 472 notices are Open (64%).Route not published13%(63 notices)
63 of 472 notices are Route not published (13%).Limited / restricted13%(62 notices)
62 of 472 notices are Limited / restricted (13%).Selective5%(25 notices)
25 of 472 notices are Selective (5%).Direct award5%(22 notices)
22 of 472 notices are Direct award (5%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold47%(54 notices)
54 of 116 notices are Above threshold (47%).Below threshold53%(62 notices)
62 of 116 notices are Below threshold (53%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (203) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid39%(26)
26 of 66 lots fall in 1 bid (39%).2–336%(24)
24 of 66 lots fall in 2–3 (36%).4–621%(14)
14 of 66 lots fall in 4–6 (21%).7 or more3%(2)
2 of 66 lots fall in 7 or more (3%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 66 lots from 48 competitions run by 39 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 36 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 30 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
131 of 192 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 11 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
118 SME bids out of 163, on 65 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
70 of 89 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 52 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
5 of 203 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 111 lots from 41 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 460 awards to 267 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 12% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Cheviot Trees | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Boverton Nurseries Limited | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Pentland Plants Ltd | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| W.Crowder & Sons Limited | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| J. A. Jones and Sons (Churchtown) Ltd. | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Micropropagation Services (E.M.) Ltd | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| AGROVISTA UK LIMITED | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| ALBA TREES LTD | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 228 of 472 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in agricultural, farming, fishing
22 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| The Supply and Delivery of Biomass wood pellets to locations within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Area. | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £75,600 |
| DPS - Mersey Forest, services, goods and works relating to Tree Planting and Landscaping | Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council | 23 Feb 2029 | 851d | — |
| UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and Services | AFFINITY WATER LIMITED | not published | — | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 03, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.