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title: "Ref: 2023-655 Supply Statistical advice and analysis to AHDB's Recommended List"
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# Ref: 2023-655 Supply Statistical advice and analysis to AHDB's Recommended List

Buyer: AHDB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d2de55b-512e-416c-a570-952d88483ce2

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## Summary

AHDB has awarded a contract for providing statistical advice and analysis services for crop variety trials and the fungicide performance project on cereals and oilseeds. The contract, valued at £100,000, is awarded to The James Hutton Institute and spans from 1st December 2024 to 30th November 2026. This contract aims to support the Recommended Lists (RLs) by ensuring the design and analysis of trials and tests are statistically sound. The procurement falls under the agricultural and statistical services category and was conducted via an open procedure. The initiative is crucial for helping levy payers select optimal crop varieties, with activities carried out across various regions including British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, the UK, and globally.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth to businesses specializing in agricultural statistical services, especially those proficient in using GenStat for data analysis. Suitable for SMEs, but not for consortiums or subcontractors, it invites entities capable of enhancing AHDB's current methodologies with state-of-the-art statistical techniques. Businesses involved in agricultural research or those with expertise in statistical consultancy for crop varieties and fungicide performance would find this opportunity particularly beneficial, providing a platform to demonstrate their technical abilities and contribute to the industry’s advancement.

## Notice

The information provided by the RLs enables levy payers to select varieties that are optimal for their cropping system and meet the requirements of their local market. Data for the Recommended List is generated from more than 450 trials and tests conducted annually. AHDB is seeking to procure statistical advice and support to facilitate the selection of crop varieties into Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists, to ensure the design of the trials and tests and the analysis of the results is statistically sound. The supplier must also supply statistical advice relating the AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds fungicide performance project. This project uses near identical design and analysis to the Recommended Lists but is on a far smaller scale than the Recommended Lists. We are looking for one provider only. Subcontracting and consortia bids will not be accepted. The services shall comprise advice on design of variety trials, analysis of data (within trial and over-years) and horizon scanning to ensure that the statistical methodologies employed remain 'state of the art'. This is not a contract for data management and the supplier will not conduct the analysis, except where investigative work is conducted to develop new techniques for use with the RL data. Routine analyses are conducted by AHDB using GenStat, linked to an SQL database hosted and supported by AHDB, with input and output via Microsoft Excel. It is therefore vital that the supplier has a thorough understanding of GenStat and can provide new updated GenStat code as required to work with the database for routine analyses.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ead1095-92e1-4040-9a4e-4b0393e20859 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| 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 | AHDB |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV3 4PE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton |
| Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 77100000 - Agricultural services
- 79330000 - Statistical services

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2025 at 14:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ead1095-92e1-4040-9a4e-4b0393e20859

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ead1095-92e1-4040-9a4e-4b0393e20859
  22nd January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1b07db5c-2dfe-42f6-8717-ca249eb0b694
  Contract Statistical Support and analysis FV 9Sept24_Redacted

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