AHDB Technical Framework

A Contract Award Notice
by AHDB

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£160K-£5M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
10 Nov 2021
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 78 suppliers

1 buyer

55 suppliers

Description

Framework Agreement to support the technical directorate of AHDB and its activities relating to knowledge exchange, research and development. The aim of this framework is to support those activities with additional expertise and capabilities sourced from consultants, experts and trainers. It is split into 9 Lots covering: Lot 1 Leadership & Management training Lot 2 Lean reviews Lot 3 Health and Safety, Environmental Management, Integrated Pest Management and Grassland Management Lot 4 Agribusiness/ Finance reviews Lot 5 HR/ Workforce Planning Lot 6 Animal Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Lot 7 Digital Copywriting Lot 8 Behavioural Insights Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative.

Lot Division

1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited

The Supplier shall deliver leadership and management development activity to improve business resilience, profitability and empower individuals. The target audience is employers and employees of all AHDB levy paying businesses, with a broad range of experience engaging in this kind of development activity previously. Services shall include: - Leadership and management programme/ event planning and delivery - Issuing of certification - Certification body registration - Reporting - Event feedback collation - CPD registration - Programme/ event impact assessments - Follow up evaluation session attendance - Article/ content creation - Digital content creation - Provision of one-off speakers - Provision of leadership and management consultancy/resources/information
2 Lean

The Supplier shall deliver LEAN training embedding LEAN principles in levy payer businesses to act as live case studies for the industry. Services shall include: - Lead and develop LEAN training through various AHDB programmes across different sectors. - Annual start-up meeting/ milestone and KPI setting - Initial visit to host business - Develop programme content - Production of workshop materials - Programme/ event impact assessments through collection and analysis of metrics. - Provision of additional support to host site - Digital content creation - Production of case studies - Provision of standalone LEAN reviews
3 Health & Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment

Services shall include: - Provision of training - Communications and digital content writing/development including provision of written content for technical resources - Speakers at events - Coordination and delivery of discussion groups, - Engaging in subsequent KE activity
4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation

The Supplier shall provide one or both of the following services : - Agribusiness Appraisals, either as a one-off piece of work or to support Monitor or Strategic host farms - Farmer recruitment, group formation and data collection, validation and upload into AHDB online business tools, plus 1:1 feedback
5 HR Workforce Planning

The Supplier shall provide services that shall enable AHDB levy payers to strengthen workplace planning processes and training plans, including: - Delivery of Workforce Planning Workshops to AHDB levy payers - Production of Workshop content and training materials - Development of template documentation - Production of webinars and podcasts on topics relating to Workforce Planning. - Production of “How-to” videos - Insight sharing, support and guidance to AHDB on Workforce planning - Delivery of on farm workforce planning reviews at specific Farm Excellence host farms - Presenting at relevant knowledge exchange events
6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support

The Supplier shall provide one or more of the following services: - On-farm assessment of health, welfare and biosecurity standards of AHDB levy paying businesses involved in KE or R&D activities - Technical support, advice and guidance on health, welfare and biosecurity to employees of AHDB - Provision of Training to AHDB and third parties - Support to AHDB in the event of a PEDv outbreak
7 Digital Copywriting

Services include rewriting of content that was initially written for a printed publication and is currently in PDF format; and provide accurate web addresses, search engine optimised titles and descriptions to images, videos and other digital media.
8 Behavioural Insights

The Supplier shall provide the following Behavioural Insights services: - Training and mentoring. - Consultancy services - Research, literature reviews and evidence synthesis on the use of behavioural insights in agriculture, horticulture and related industries.
9 Evidence for Farming Initiative

The supplier shall provide the following services to support AHDB in the design and development of the Evidence for Farming Initiative (EFI) - Rapid Evidence Assessments - Agglomerations of research evidence - Identification of gaps in the evidence base - Identification of future data developments and technologies - Curation of data and evidence from EFI - Development of oncology and statistical analysis for evidence - Development and review of evidence standards - Peer review the quality of EFI assessments - Establishment or running of field trials/case studies

Award Detail

1 Harper Adams University College (Shropshire)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Lantra (Powys)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Promar (Cheshire)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Sandstone Communications (Harrow)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Aware Leader (Northwich)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 U&I Learning (Sheffield)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
8 Lincoln University (Lincolnshire)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 5Agri (Dumfries and Galloway)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 Ask Europe (Cranfield)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 Cedar Associates (Broadwell)
  • Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited
  • Reference: 028190-2021-1
  • Value: £500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Fedden Usp (Burnley)
  • Lot 2 Lean
  • Reference: 028190-2021-2
  • Value: £400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
13 Lean Training & Support Farming (None)
  • Lot 2 Lean
  • Reference: 028190-2021-2
  • Value: £400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
14 5Agri (Lockerbie)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
15 Ae & GM Jones (Welshpool)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
16 Akc (Devizes)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
17 Ceres Rural (Essex)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
18 Charlie Morgan Grassmaster (Hereford)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
19 David Lyth Consultancy (Thirsk)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
20 George Fisher Consulting (Stoke on Trent)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
21 Harper Adams University College (Newport)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
22 Hazel Preece Consultancy (Holme on Spalding Moor)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
23 Liz Genever Consulting (Stamford)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
24 Niab (Cambridge)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
25 Promar (Nantwich)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
26 RSK ADAS (Helsby)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
27 SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
28 Silage Solutions (Ystrad Meurig)
  • Lot 3 Health and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment
  • Reference: 028190-2021-3
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
29 5Agri (Lockerbie)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
30 Akc (Devizes)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
31 BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management (London)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
32 Brown (Brigg)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
33 Ceres Rural (Essex)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
34 David Lyth Consultancy (Thirsk)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
35 DJM Consulting (Bridgnorth)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
36 GSC Grays (Richmond)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
37 Harper Adams University College (Newport)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
38 Laurence Gould Partnership (Dunfermline)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
39 Lic (Salisbury)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
40 Niab (Cambridge)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
41 Promar (Nantwich)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
42 RSK ADAS (Helsby)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
43 SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
44 Dairy Group (Taunton)
  • Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation
  • Reference: 028190-2021-4
  • Value: £5,400,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
45 Ask Europe (Cranfield)
  • Lot 5 HR Workforce Planning
  • Reference: 028190-2021-5
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
46 Promar (Nantwich)
  • Lot 5 HR Workforce Planning
  • Reference: 028190-2021-5
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
47 Real Success (Solihull)
  • Lot 5 HR Workforce Planning
  • Reference: 028190-2021-5
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
48 U&I Learning (Sheffield)
  • Lot 5 HR Workforce Planning
  • Reference: 028190-2021-5
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
49 Clevedale Veterinary Practice (Saltburn by the Sea)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
50 Dugdale Nutrition (Barnard Castle)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
51 Eville & Jones Commercial Services (Leeds)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
52 Holstein (Telford)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
53 Kingshay Farming & Conservation (Glastonbury)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
54 Louise Blenkhorn Consultancy (Driffield)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
55 Map of Agriculture (None)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
56 Promar (Nantwich)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
57 Quality Milk Management Serives (Wells)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
58 Raft Solutions (Ripon)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
59 SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
60 Synergy Farm Health (Evershot)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
61 Liverpool University (Liverpool)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
62 UK Farmcare (Stone)
  • Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support
  • Reference: 028190-2021-6
  • Value: £160,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
63 Ink Gardener Copywriting (York)
  • Lot 7 Digital Copywriting
  • Reference: 028190-2021-7
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
64 Lara Kavanagh (Bath)
  • Lot 7 Digital Copywriting
  • Reference: 028190-2021-7
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
65 Proseworks (Rugby)
  • Lot 7 Digital Copywriting
  • Reference: 028190-2021-7
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
66 Victoria Macgregor (None)
  • Lot 7 Digital Copywriting
  • Reference: 028190-2021-7
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
67 Behavioural Insights (London)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
68 Harper Adams University College (Newport)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
69 Mo Gannon & Associates (Henley on Thames)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
70 SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
71 St Anna Advies (Nijmegen)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
72 Liverpool University (Liverpool)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
73 Gloucestershire University (Cheltenham)
  • Lot 8 Behavioural Insights
  • Reference: 028190-2021-8
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
74 Harper Adams University College (Newport)
  • Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative
  • Reference: 028190-2021-9
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
75 Niab (Cambridge)
  • Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative
  • Reference: 028190-2021-9
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
76 RSK ADAS (Helsby)
  • Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative
  • Reference: 028190-2021-9
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
77 SAC Commercial (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative
  • Reference: 028190-2021-9
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
78 Gloucestershire University (Cheltenham)
  • Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative
  • Reference: 028190-2021-9
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

Renewal Options

2 years +1+1

Award Criteria

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CPV Codes

  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 79632000 - Personnel-training services
  • 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
  • 90700000 - Environmental services
  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
  • 77100000 - Agricultural services
  • 92312211 - Writing agency services
  • 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

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