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Published 23 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 6316996 - DAERA - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Policy Branch - Innovation Procurement

Official notice

Authority: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£1,900,000≈ £633k / year · £2,280,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Oct 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 15 Nov 2029 · up to 15 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 16 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CAFRE (the Buyer), is seeking an external Supplier to deliver elements of Innovation Farms through the Sustainable Agricultural Programme (SAP). The specification relates to Innovation Farms.

This Contract is for the provision of operational, administrative and logistical support to the delivery of Innovation Farm visits. It does not include responsibility for farm selection, technical content, or policy alignment, which remain the responsibility of the Buyer.

The contract will commence from the date of award for a period of 3 Years. There will be one option to extend by a period of 2 years.

CPV: Administration services · Education and training services · Specialist training services · Technical training services · Training programme services · Training seminars · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,900,000
Contract period: 16 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Nov 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,900,000 exc. VAT · £2,280,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Following the initial contract period, there is 1 potential extension period of up to 24 months. This optional extension period will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.
75100000 Administration services80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services80510000 Specialist training services80521000 Training programme services80522000 Training seminars
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    As per Tender documentation.

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
Quality: 59.5%Price: 30%Social value: 10.5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • AC1 - Key Delivery Personnel Experience: 18.2%
  • AC2 - Programme Delivery and Implementation: 18.2%
  • AC3 - Recruitment, Promotion and Marketing Plan: 13.3%
  • AC4 - Contract Management and Business Continuity: 9.8%
  • AC6 - Total Contract Price: 30%
  • AC5 - Social value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • AC1 - Key Delivery Personnel Experience: As per Tender Documentation
  • AC2 - Programme Delivery and Implementation: As per Tender Documentation
  • AC3 - Recruitment, Promotion and Marketing Plan: As per Tender Documentation
  • AC4 - Contract Management and Business Continuity: As per Tender Documentation
  • AC5 - Social value: As per Tender Documentation
  • AC6 - Total Contract Price: As per Tender Documentation
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    As per Tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Nov 2026
Authority reference
ID 6316996
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090334
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Administration servicesEducation and training servicesSpecialist training servicesTechnical training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining seminarsTraining services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077904 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.

Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.

The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published33 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
  2. Clarification questions by13 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline4 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 17 days
    12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 20 days
    16 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYCL-3331-QQMP 45 Tirgracey Road, Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT41 4PSContact email

Other public bodies

  • CPDBeneficiary authority
  • CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern IrelandGB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender