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ID 6316996 - DAERA - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Policy Branch - Innovation Procurement

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

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23 Sep 2026 at 17:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is seeking a supplier to provide operational, administrative and logistical support for visits to Innovation Farms delivered through the Sustainable Agricultural Programme. This is a service supporting farm visits within an agricultural innovation and knowledge-transfer programme. The supplier will support delivery of the visits; CAFRE retains responsibility for selecting the farms, setting technical content and ensuring policy alignment. The work is for locations in the United Kingdom. The procurement is managed centrally for CAFRE by Northern Ireland’s Construction and Procurement Delivery, Supplies and Services Division.

CAFRE invited tenders through an open procedure. Suppliers were required to submit electronically through the eTendersNI opportunity; paper bids were not accepted. The deadline for questions was 13 October 2026 at 3pm, and the tender submission deadline was 22 October 2026 at 3pm. The contract was scheduled to run from 16 November 2026 to 15 November 2029, with one optional extension of up to 24 months, subject to review and satisfactory performance. The estimated value is £1.9 million excluding VAT (£2.28 million including VAT). There is one lot. Evaluation weights are 70% quality and social value and 30% price: criteria cover key personnel experience, programme delivery, recruitment and promotion, contract management and continuity, and social value. The award decision was expected by 12 November 2026.

This opportunity suits suppliers able to organise and support visits to working farms, combining dependable administration and logistics with the ability to deliver a structured programme. Bids are assessed on the experience of key delivery personnel and the approach to programme implementation, so relevant experience coordinating events, visits or agricultural knowledge-transfer activity will be useful. Suppliers need a credible plan for recruiting participants and promoting the visits, as well as robust contract management and business-continuity arrangements. Social value contributes to the quality assessment, alongside delivery and management capability; price accounts for less than a third of the evaluation. The single-lot contract is substantial in scope and runs over several years, with a possible further extension, making capacity to maintain consistent support over an extended service period commercially relevant. Selection includes a technical criterion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID 6316996 - DAERA - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Policy Branch - Innovation Procurement

Notice Description

CAFRE (the Buyer), is seeking an external Supplier to deliver elements of Innovation Farms through the Sustainable Agricultural Programme (SAP). The specification relates to Innovation Farms. This Contract is for the provision of operational, administrative and logistical support to the delivery of Innovation Farm visits. It does not include responsibility for farm selection, technical content, or policy alignment, which remain the responsibility of the Buyer. The contract will commence from the date of award for a period of 3 Years. There will be one option to extend by a period of 2 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Following the initial contract period, there is 1 potential extension period of up to 24 months. This optional extension period will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077904
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090334-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

75100000 - Administration services

80000000 - Education and training services

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80522000 - Training seminars

80531200 - Technical training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,900,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,900,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
22 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ANTRIM
Postcode
BT41 4PS
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Electoral Ward
Aldergrove
Westminster Constituency
South Antrim

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