Award

(Workspace) platform licences

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2025 at 14:43

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

07 Oct 2025 at 14:36

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, a public authority within the central government of the United Kingdom, spearheads a procurement process titled "(Workspace) platform licences" aimed at securing data services under the industry category of agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry, and related products. Located in Coventry, the organisation has engaged in a direct procurement method without competition, employing a light-touch regime given its below-threshold status. The contracts have been awarded to REFINTIV LIMITED, indicating a completed status for the tender award with a gross value of £43,000 and a contract period scheduled to commence from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026. An important milestone is a scheduled future signature date for 3 November 2025, highlighting the key timeline in this procurement stage.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in data services and market intelligence within the agricultural sector. SME companies, like the awarded supplier, REFINTIV LIMITED, who can offer expertise in commodity market intelligence, are well-placed to benefit from such contracts. This process underscores the potential for businesses aiming to provide comprehensive data and analytical tools, facilitating entries and growth in public procurement markets within the UK. Companies that can deliver similar services may find engaging with government agencies like the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board a lucrative avenue for expansion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

(Workspace) platform licences

Notice Description

The C&O market specialists (E&A) team currently use the Refinitv (Workspace) platform as a key source of commodity market intelligence (pricing, graphing tools and newsfeed), which they distil and use the salient points to produce outputs for Levy Payers such as the Cereals and Oilseeds Market Report and Grain Market Daily as well as in-depth Analyst Insight articles.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9c5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062976-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

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

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£35,833 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 20254 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Contact Name
Sarah Waters
Contact Email
procurement@ahdb.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV3 4PE
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
1
Supplier Name

REFINITIV

Further Information

Notice Documents

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