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Recommended List Variety Trials

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

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17 Sep 2026 at 10:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) commissioned agricultural variety-trial services for cereals and oilseeds. The work supports AHDB’s Recommended Lists, which provide independent information on the characteristics and market options of new crop varieties. Trials are used to generate data for selecting varieties for recommended and described lists, helping levy payers choose crops suited to their production systems and local markets and supporting reliable grain supply. The requirement covers running cereal and oilseed variety-testing trials across the United Kingdom. It also provides continuity for existing trials while AHDB reviews the future procurement and delivery arrangements for the Recommended List programme.

This procurement is complete and was awarded to Trials Force. It used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The single lot was completed, and the contract was signed on 15 July 2026. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 1 November 2027. Its value is £43,333.33 excluding VAT, or £52,000 including VAT. The resulting contract is active. The award covers agricultural services for the Recommended List variety trials, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The procurement was evaluated and concluded through the direct, below-threshold route rather than an open competitive tender.

This procurement demonstrates continuing public-sector demand for specialist agricultural trial delivery, particularly testing cereal and oilseed varieties to produce reliable, independent data. A credible future competitor would need practical capability to plan and run field variety trials, manage cereal and oilseed crops, collect consistent trial results and provide data suitable for technical assessment and recommended or described variety lists. Experience working with agricultural research, crop performance testing or variety evaluation would be relevant. Suppliers would also need sufficient operational capacity to support trials across the United Kingdom and maintain continuity and data quality across an established programme. The requirement indicates a market for organisations combining field-trial delivery with dependable agricultural data management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recommended List Variety Trials

Notice Description

The AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists (RLs) provide levy payers and the wider industry with independent information on the characteristics and market options for new cereal and oilseed varieties. 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, maximising productivity and ensuring a reliable supply of grain into the supply chain. Scope of delivery is running cereal and oilseed variety testing trials for the purposes of providing data to facilitate the selection of crop varieties into recommended and described variety lists. Under the Recommended List programme, AHDB is undertaking a review of the trials to inform future procurement requirements and delivery arrangements. A time-limited extension of services is required to ensure continuity of the existing trials while this review is completed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07740e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088054-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

77100000 - Agricultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£43,333 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 1 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV3 4PE
Postcode Area
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

Trials Force

Further Information

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