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title: "Farm Advice Framework"
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# Farm Advice Framework

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-732b4e3b-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Farm Advice Framework" was conducted by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, focusing on environmental services in the United Kingdom. This contract was awarded on March 23, 2015, as part of an open procedure tender, with the contract period commencing on April 1, 2015, and concluding on March 31, 2019. The framework aims to provide targeted advice and information on sustainable land management, helping farmers and land managers improve their business decisions. The procurement process was finalised with the last date for tender submissions being January 5, 2015, and delivery will primarily occur in the South East region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental advisory services, especially those with expertise in sustainable land management. Businesses that specialise in providing tailored support and practical solutions for agricultural resilience and competitiveness could greatly benefit from this framework. SMEs focusing on agricultural consultations or environmental practices would be well-suited to engage in future opportunities stemming from this established contract.

## Notice

The purpose of the framework is to provide clear, accurate and targeted advice and information to farmers, other land managers and their advisers on sustainable land management, so that they are better informed to make business decisions that maximise outcomes for the natural environment and strengthen competitiveness. The main objectives of the framework are to: * Provide advice and raise awareness and understanding of, and engagement with, sustainable land management. * Improve the level of skills to allow land managers and associated individuals to deploy measures to improve sustainability. * Provide an integrated, consistent, targeted, high quality and cost-effective advisory and information service to farmers/land managers and their advisers. * Provide flexibility to meet differing farm and forestry advice and information needs and volumes of activity. * To deliver a more integrated, streamlined and efficient approach to providing advice on the environment in England.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13a45e5a-60d9-4d9a-87e3-e8ae0179c0b6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2015 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2015 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode area | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE1 1NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Peterborough |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Rural Development Services (UK) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13a45e5a-60d9-4d9a-87e3-e8ae0179c0b6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13a45e5a-60d9-4d9a-87e3-e8ae0179c0b6
  3rd June 2015 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/26833324-bb6a-4d64-83f1-821941d72f62
  FAF Terms and Conditions -RDS - fully signed_Redacted

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