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title: "Contract to run the Farm Business Survey (FBS)"
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# Contract to run the Farm Business Survey (FBS)

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2559fe68-d0c1-473e-b390-b7cacb315ec0

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal, seeking to award a contract for the "Farm Business Survey (FBS)" with a total value of £11,107,859. This project falls within the agricultural sector and aims to collect detailed financial and physical data from a diverse sample of farms across England. The procurement stage is completed, with the award date being 21st December 2018 and the contract set to run until 25th March 2021. The tender period closed on 9th February 2018, indicating a well-structured timeline for participants, although it is now in the award stage.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in agricultural services, particularly those focused on data collection, analysis, and consultancy within the farming sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-positioned to compete for this tender, leveraging their expertise to meet the comprehensive data requirements outlined by Defra. Engaging in this process can facilitate growth and enhanced collaboration within the agricultural industry, supporting initiatives aimed at improving farm productivity and competitiveness.

## Notice

The annual Farm Business Survey collects highly detailed financial and physical data from a representative sample of all farm types and regions in England. There is wide variation in economic performance at the farm level, and the way in which the FBS links financial and physical characteristics at farm level means that it is an important data source to help understand the drivers of farm productivity and competitiveness; of particular relevance to Defra's priority to "Champion a thriving, competitive, British food and farming sector". The Farm Business Survey data conforms to common European Union (EU) wide definitions and are used to meet the EU legal requirement (EC 217/2009) to provide data for the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN); used by Director General (DG) Agriculture to evaluate the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The data collected will enable Defra to meet EU obligations by providing data to the FADN which is used by DG Agriculture to evaluate the CAP, produce policy briefing and development, policy evaluations, briefings, answers to Parliamentary questions and ministerial correspondence and hold data-sets (via the United Kingdom (UK) data archive) for non-commercial use by academics. Additional information: "Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk", ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. "

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a2c54ef-5b23-4af2-850e-793ea3323c62 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2018 |
| Contract period | 21 Dec 2018 - 25 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,107,859 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £11,107,859 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2019 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a2c54ef-5b23-4af2-850e-793ea3323c62

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a2c54ef-5b23-4af2-850e-793ea3323c62
  18th January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

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