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Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One

Scottish Government

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Jul 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

09 Feb 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Planning

06 Jul 2023 at 01:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has completed the procurement process for the "Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One" tender. The Scottish Government, based in Glasgow, UK, awarded the contract to SAC Commercial Ltd for Lot 1 and Ricardo AEA Ltd for Lot 2. The service falls under the main procurement category of services and utilised an open procedure. The total contract value amounts to £21,499,566. The procurement involved quality and price criteria, with a focus on supporting high-quality food production, advancing sustainable agriculture, and meeting climate change targets. The contract for Lot 1 was signed on 13th June 2024, while the contract for Lot 2 was signed on 21st June 2024.

This tender for the "Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One" potentially provides opportunities for businesses in the agriculture and consultancy sectors to engage with the Scottish Government in delivering services aimed at enhancing environmental and economic performance. Businesses specialised in advisory services, agricultural technologies, and sustainable practices could find this tender attractive. The procurement prioritises fostering knowledge transfer, ensuring food chain organisation, supporting climate change goals, and promoting resource efficiency. With a focus on biodiversity preservation and ecosystem regeneration, businesses aligned with these objectives could effectively compete for these contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One

Notice Description

Provision of a Farm Advisory Service (FAS) which consists of 2 separate Lots. Lot 1 will be for FAS One to Many and Lot 2 will be for FAS One to One

Lot Information

Farm Advisory Service One to Many

The One to Many Farm Advisory Service will be a professional, modern, customer focussed advisory service that supports incremental and step-changes in the economic and environmental performance of farmers, crofters and land managers throughout Scotland. The service will offer structured support, through a period of change, whilst innovating and supporting future challenges, in particular the Scottish Government's target for net-zero by 2045 and reduction of 75% of CO2 equivalent by 2030, as well as restoration and regeneration of biodiversity across the country by 2045. It will achieve this through provision of high quality advice, delivered by a range of media, tailored to a variety of customers, operating in collaboration with industry bodies, and supported by the Scottish Government's policies related to the sector, including the promotion and communication of pertinent and topical themes and policies throughout the period of the contract. Ad hoc advice and support will be delivered as and when issues arise. The FAS will be delivered through two contracts; the One to Many; and One to One contract. Delivery will integrated through an advice line and administrative hub, with a shared helpdesk facility and website, so customers engaging with the programme should not perceive any split and be seamlessly directed to the most relevant service to meet their needs. Priorities: - supporting Scotland's high quality food production; - producing food in a way that underpins delivery of the - -- Scottish Government's climate change and biodiversity targets; - fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; - enhancing the viability and competitiveness of agriculture, and promoting use of innovative farm systems, technologies and techniques; - sustainable forest management; - promoting food chain organisation, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture; - promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift toward a low-carbon and climate resilient economy in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors; and restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry.

Renewal: The Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 31 March 2028. Subject to that constraint, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.

Farm Advisory Service One to One

The One to One Farm Advisory Service will provide an advice line facility where calls and emails from customers can be triaged for Farm Advisory Service support and facilitate access to high quality one to one consultancy support. This will include advice to: improve biodiversity; increase awareness of habitat and carbon sequestration benefits of woodland planting; promote climate change adaptation and mitigation opportunities; improve business management and efficiency; encourage inclusivity by supporting new entrants and women in agriculture; and helping to support the industry and the Scottish Government's policies related to the sector, in particular the Scottish Government's target for net-zero by 2045 and reduction of 75% CO2 equivalent by 2030, and restoration and regeneration of biodiversity across the country by 2045. The FAS will be delivered through two contracts; the One to Many; and One to One contract. Delivery will integrated through an advice line and administrative hub, with a shared helpdesk facility and website, so customers engaging with the programme should not perceive any split and be seamlessly directed to the most relevant service to meet their needs. Priorities: - supporting Scotland's high quality food production; - producing food in a way that underpins delivery of the Scottish Government's climate change and biodiversity targets; - fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; - enhancing the viability and competitiveness of agriculture, and promoting use of innovative farm systems, technologies and techniques; - sustainable forest management; - promoting food chain organisation, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture; - promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift toward a low-carbon and climate resilient economy in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors; and restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry.

Options: In the event that demand for the One to One products exceeds the budget, the Scottish Government will have the discretion to increase the One to One budget by up to 25% on a pro-rata basis.

Renewal: The Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 31 March 2028. Subject to that constraint, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000737831
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509513
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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

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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

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

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,375,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£24,375,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£21,290,566 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jul 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2023Expired
Award Date
13 Jun 20242 years ago
Contract Period
4 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 years
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
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
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 Commercial Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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