Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Hive Side Training
Notice Description
Provision of Hive Side Training as part of the Healthy Bees Plan. Through the provision of hive side training the awarded contractor will provide training to intermediate hobbyist beekeepers to teach beekeepers how to recognise pests and diseases and ensure good husbandry practices. The requirement is separated into three lots covering three regions: Lot 1: North of England and Midlands. Lot 2: South of England. Lot 3: Wales Note on start date: the contract start date was 9/1/26
Lot Information
Lot 1: North of England and Midlands
Provision of hive side training in the North of England and Midlands.
Renewal: Subject to success in year 1 and ongoing budget approval
Lot 2: South of England.Provision of hive side training in the South of England.
Renewal: Subject to success in year 1 and ongoing budget approval
Lot 3 WalesProvision of hive side training in Wales
Renewal: Subject to success in year 1 and ongoing budget approval
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a321
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004243-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
16 - Agricultural machinery
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
16640000 - Bee-keeping machinery
77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
77100000 - Agricultural services
77110000 - Services incidental to agricultural production
80510000 - Specialist training services
80530000 - Vocational training services
80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
80531200 - Technical training services
80540000 - Environmental training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £406,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £405,999 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £406,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £406,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Jan 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Tom Redfearn
- Contact Email
- tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7920053570
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004243-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085148-2025
19th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068590-2025
27th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060116-2025
26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060112-2025
26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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