--- title: "AHDB Farmbench Facilitation Fund" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2018-07-04" --- # AHDB Farmbench Facilitation Fund Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81091e20-79e3-4c37-b37a-a8192fa0370f.json) ## Summary The Defra Network eTendering Portal is currently conducting an open procurement process for the "AHDB Farmbench Facilitation Fund," aimed at improving farming performance within the agricultural industry in the UK. The tender period closes on 31st July 2018, with the contract set to commence on 1st October 2018 and concluding on 30th September 2020. The primary objective is to recruit farm businesses growing combinable cereals or oilseed crops, support their data uploads to the Farmbench benchmarking programme, and facilitate knowledge sharing among them. The location for this procurement covers the entire United Kingdom, including British Overseas Territories and the Channel Islands. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in agricultural consulting, data management, and training services, particularly those adept at assisting farm enterprises. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, given that the procurement is open to all suppliers, fostering a competitive environment. Engaging in this initiative will enable these businesses to develop new relationships, enhance their service offerings, and contribute to improving the productivity and performance of farming operations across the UK. ## Notice AHDB are seeking suppliers to recruit farm businesses with an arable enterprise to use the benchmarking programme Farmbench. Farmbench is AHDB's new flagship, cross sector benchmarking programme, for use by farmers and their advisers across the UK. The programme allows users to enter data to calculate total unit costs of production, gross and net margins and anonymously compare business performance to regional and national datasets. It helps businesses to identify strengths and weaknesses, which can be used to draft a plan to improve performance. For the purposes of this contract, a number of suppliers are sought to: 1) Recruit new farm businesses to Farmbench. Each business must grow at least one combinable cereal or oilseed crop in harvest years 2018 and/or 2019 2) Support those businesses in uploading their data to Farmbench 3) Validate each dataset ensuring completeness and accuracy 4) Bring the farmers and/or farm managers together into groups to discuss the figures and share knowledge Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d209e6cf-e2d8-46ac-863a-ba343c6a487d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2020 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | KENILWORTH | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV8 2TL | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ### Codes - 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ## Release History - 4 Jul 2018 at 14:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d209e6cf-e2d8-46ac-863a-ba343c6a487d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d209e6cf-e2d8-46ac-863a-ba343c6a487d 4th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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