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A Second Generation Farm Advisory Service with Both One to Many and One to One

Scottish Government

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Apr 2022 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Oct 2021 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is conducting a procurement process for a contract titled "A Second Generation Farm Advisory Service with Both One to Many and One to One" located in Edinburgh, UK. This tender is currently in the Award stage, having culminated in contracts signed on 22nd February 2022 and 24th March 2022. The procurement is using an open procedure, with an estimated total value of £8,550,006 and is aimed at delivering services designed to assist farmers, crofters, and land managers in understanding regulations and improving business efficiency. The Tender period concluded on 30th November 2021, and the award period commenced on 1st December 2021.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses especially in the sectors of advisory and consultancy services focused on agriculture and environmental practices. Companies that specialise in providing tailored consultancy, agriculture, and land management services will find this tender particularly relevant. Additionally, firms with experience in delivering workshops and mentoring programmes for farmers may be well-suited to engage in this contract, thereby supporting growth in their operations through collaborations with the Scottish Government to enhance agricultural efficiencies and compliance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

A Second Generation Farm Advisory Service with Both One to Many and One to One

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of a second Generation Farm Advisory Service with both One to Many and One to One. Service components.

Lot Information

Second Generation Farm Advisory Service Lot 1 (Component 1) One to Many

The Scottish Government, is looking to procure a service provider to deliver a national one to many farm advisory service that incorporates an advisory service for crofters and small farms and a dedicated helpdesk facility. The aims of the proposed Scottish Farm Advisory Service are (1) to help farmers, crofters and land managers better understand regulatory and mandatory requirements and (2) to provide farmers, crofters and land managers with expertise and advice in a number of areas that help deliver: climate change mitigation, public good, improve business efficiency, mandatory standards and good practice advice in relation to environmental protection. In addition, the advisory service must reach the full diversity of farmers, crofters and land managers through flexible and inclusive approaches.

Renewal: optional 12 months extension at Scottish Ministers discretion

Second Generation Farm Advisory Service Lot 2 (Component 2) One to One

The one to one contract aims to ensure crofters, farmers and land managers have access to one to one consultancy support. These one to one visits provide significant value to farmers/crofters as the advice is specific to their enterprise, locality and issues. The advisor brings detailed local and enterprise knowledge and a fresh perspective. Through discussion with the farmer, the adviser can assess the vision for the farm, croft or other types of agricultural land, develop objectives and determine why certain management practices are followed and what options would be most suitable. The adviser is then able to talk these recommendations through with the farmer/crofter to establish an action plan. The service comprises of four elements: - Integrated Land Management Plans (ILMPs) - government funding of up to GBP 1,200 per plan. - Specialist advice - Up to GBP 1,000 for public good advice and for business efficiency advice. - Carbon audits -funding of GBP500 for a first audit & GBP250 for an annual review. - Mentoring for new entrants to farming - Up to 4 days one-to-one with a personal mentor. The Scottish Government under the Scotland Rural Development Programme 2015-2020 within the SRDP Advisory Service is looking to procure a contract to deliver integrated land management plans (ILMPs), specialist advice, mentoring and carbon audits The aim of the contract is to ensure crofters, farmers, land managers, and new entrants have access to one to one consultancy support leading to the production of Integrated Land Management and specialist plans as well as mentoring and carbon audits.

Renewal: optinal 12 months extension at discretion of Scottish Ministers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000667896
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR446112
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,550,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,550,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,006,079 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Apr 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Feb 20224 years ago
Contract Period
4 Apr 2022 - 3 Apr 2023 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
G2 8JX
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Ricardo AEA Ltd

SAC Consulting

Further Information

Notice Documents

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