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Laboratory Quality Testing for AHDB's Recommended List Project

AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

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26 Jan 2022 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has completed a tender process titled "Laboratory Quality Testing for AHDB's Recommended List Project." This procurement, categorised under agricultural services, aimed to assess the quality characteristics of grain samples, with key activities including managing sample receipt and conducting various laboratory quality tests. The awards were signed on 9 November 2021 and 15 December 2021, with a total value of £597,034 across two contracts. The tender was conducted via an open procedure, allowing interested suppliers to apply for multiple lots focusing on specific crops such as wheat, oats, and barley.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the agricultural testing and quality assessment sector, particularly those experienced in conducting specialised laboratory tests for crops. Suppliers capable of providing services in wheat milling and baking, quality testing of cereals, and micro-malting of barley would find themselves well-suited to compete. With the contracts already awarded to active suppliers, new entrants should consider their unique offerings or collaborative approaches to ensure they remain competitive in this niche market.

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Notice Title

Laboratory Quality Testing for AHDB's Recommended List Project

Notice Description

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. Key to this is the assessment of varietal quality characterists. Grain samples are taken at harvest from trial plots by the RL trials operators and sent to the relevant quality testing laboratory to carry out various laboratory quality tests and assessments on them. It is this part of the process for which the tenderers are applying: to manage receipt of samples, carry out quality test procedures as described in this ITT and produce results for AHDB. The laboratory quality tests have been divided into four lots for this tender according to crop and types of tests. Tenderers are invited to apply for single or multiple lots as per the list below : Lot 1 Wheat Milling & Baking Lot 2 Quality testing Cereals (Excluding Oats) & Oil content of Oilseed Rape and Linseed Lot 3 Quality testing Oats Lot 4 Barley MicroMalting

Lot Information

Lot 1234

Grain samples are taken at harvest from trial plots by the RL trials operators and sent to the relevant quality testing laboratory to carry out various laboratory quality tests and assessments on them. It is this part of the process for which contracts will be awarded for: to manage receipt of samples, carry out quality test procedures and produce results for AHDB.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030fd5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002364-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services


CPV Codes

03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£597,034 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@ahdb.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2476692051

Buyer Location

Locality
KENILWORTH
Postcode
CV8 2TL
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Cubbington & Leek Wootton
Westminster Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CAMPDEN BRI (CHIPPING CAMPDEN

NIAB

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