Official UK procurement notice
Service Delivery under AHDBs Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) 2022
Authority: AHDB·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAHDB have successfully secured funding as part of the Defra Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) project, second phase (known as the ‘Interim Phase’). The funding is to provide resilience support to farmers and land managers in England to help them prepare for the Agricultural Transition period (2021 to 2027). Information about AHDB can be found here www.ahdb.org.uk ↗
The tender is split into 2 Lots:
Lot 1 - North and Midlands: Due to an extension to AHDB’s contract from 1st March 2022 to 31st August 2022, extra capacity is required, to deliver the AHDB Farm Business Review service, as such a minimum of 200 FBR half day consultations and 40 Agri-Business Appraisals are required from suppliers who can cover Northern England and the Midlands.
Lot 2 - South: Due to an extension to AHDB’s contract from 1st March 2022 to 31st August 2022, extra capacity is required, to deliver the AHDB Farm Business Review service, as such a minimum of 800 FBR half day consultations and 160 Agri-Business Appraisals are required from suppliers who can cover Southern England i.e. East of England, South East and the South West.
Suppliers can bid on one or both Lots. It is anticipated that to achieve these figures, contracts will be awarded to more than one supplier. Delivery/activity can take place from 1st March to 30th June 2022, with July and August being used to wind down the project, pay invoices and run final reporting information and evaluation.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of themLot #1North and MidlandsAwarded UK, North East +4
Lot #2SouthAwarded UK, East of England +2
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jan 2022, 22:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2021-537- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008176- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030ae0Find a Tender
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Feb 2022, 15:01 GMT
Timeline
11 Feb 2022 → 25 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Feb 2022, 15:01 GMT
- Notice published25 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2022- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Mar 2022, 15:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North and Midlands1 award | |||
| Arthey Associates, Ceres Rural LLP, David Lyth ConsultancySME, Dee Atkinson and Harrison, GSC Grays, SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED +2 morejoint award | £330,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South1 award | |||
| AKC, Douglas Green Consulting LtdSME, Kelly Farm Consulting Ltd, SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED, Strutt & Parker, a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited, T Arthey Ltd t/a Arthey Associates +5 morejoint award | £330,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
North and Midlands · Arthey Associates, Ceres Rural LLP, David Lyth ConsultancySME, Dee Atkinson and Harrison, GSC Grays, SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED +2 more
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2022
- Value
- £330,000
- Status
- active
South · AKC, Douglas Green Consulting LtdSME, Kelly Farm Consulting Ltd, SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED, Strutt & Parker, a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited, T Arthey Ltd t/a Arthey Associates +5 more
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2022
- Value
- £330,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North and Midlands | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · South | 11bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
16 commercial parties on the notice- AKCAwarded supplier
- Arthey AssociatesAwarded supplier
- Ceres Rural LLPAwarded supplier
- Creedy Associates LtdAwarded supplier
- David Lyth ConsultancyAwarded supplier
- Dee Atkinson and HarrisonAwarded supplier
- Douglas Green Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
- GSC Grays LtdAwarded supplier
- Kelly Farm Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
- Midwest Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
Show 6 more suppliers
- SRH AgribusinessAwarded supplier
- Savills (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
- Strutt & Parker, a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- T Arthey Ltd t/a Arthey AssociatesAwarded supplier
- The Dairy GroupAwarded supplier
- White Avon ConsultancyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.