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title: "AHDB Technical Framework"
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# AHDB Technical Framework

Buyer: AHDB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029237

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## Summary

The AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) is currently managing a tender process titled "AHDB Technical Framework," which aims to establish a framework agreement for providing consultancy services in business analysis, particularly in areas such as knowledge exchange and research related to agriculture. This procurement falls under the services category and is situated in the UK. The procurement is at the award stage, with contracts having been signed on 23 July 2021, and the framework extends over a two-year period with the possibility of further extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on consultancy in various domains, including leadership training, health and safety, workforce planning, and technical support in agriculture. Companies specialising in management training, agricultural services, and consultancy firms should consider engaging with this framework, as it enables them to access a broad range of AHDB's projects aimed at enhancing agricultural resilience and improving farm management practices across England.

## Notice

Framework Agreement to support the technical directorate of AHDB and its activities relating to knowledge exchange, research and development. The aim of this framework is to support those activities with additional expertise and capabilities sourced from consultants, experts and trainers. It is split into 9 Lots covering: Lot 1 Leadership & Management training Lot 2 Lean reviews Lot 3 Health and Safety, Environmental Management, Integrated Pest Management and Grassland Management Lot 4 Agribusiness/ Finance reviews Lot 5 HR/ Workforce Planning Lot 6 Animal Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Lot 7 Digital Copywriting Lot 8 Behavioural Insights Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Leadership and Management Accredited and Non-Accredited

The Supplier shall deliver leadership and management development activity to improve business resilience, profitability and empower individuals. The target audience is employers and employees of all AHDB levy paying businesses, with a broad range of experience engaging in this kind of development activity previously. Services shall include: - Leadership and management programme/ event planning and delivery - Issuing of certification - Certification body registration - Reporting - Event feedback collation - CPD registration - Programme/ event impact assessments - Follow up evaluation session attendance - Article/ content creation - Digital content creation - Provision of one-off speakers - Provision of leadership and management consultancy/resources/information

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 year initial term with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months (2+1+1)

Lean

The Supplier shall deliver LEAN training embedding LEAN principles in levy payer businesses to act as live case studies for the industry.

Options: 2 year initial term with an optional two 12 month extension periods (2+1+1)

Renewal: 2 year initial term with an optional two 12 month extension periods (2+1+1)

Lot 3 Health & Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Grassland and Environment

Services shall include: - Provision of training - Communications and digital content writing/development including provision of written content for technical resources - Speakers at events - Coordination and delivery of discussion groups, - Engaging in subsequent KE activity

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 year initial term with two optional 12 month extension periods (2+1+1)

Lot 4 Agribusiness Appraisals & Data Collection and Group Formation

The Supplier shall provide one or both of the following services : - Agribusiness Appraisals, either as a one-off piece of work or to support Monitor or Strategic host farms - Farmer recruitment, group formation and data collection, validation and upload into AHDB online business tools, plus 1:1 feedback

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 year initial term with two optional 12 month extension periods (2+1+1)

Lot 5 HR Workforce Planning

The Supplier shall provide services that shall enable AHDB levy payers to strengthen workplace planning processes and training plans, including: - Delivery of Workforce Planning Workshops to AHDB levy payers - Production of Workshop content and training materials - Development of template documentation - Production of webinars and podcasts on topics relating to Workforce Planning. - Production of "How-to" videos - Insight sharing, support and guidance to AHDB on Workforce planning - Delivery of on farm workforce planning reviews at specific Farm Excellence host farms - Presenting at relevant knowledge exchange events

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 year initial term with two optional 12 month extension periods (2+1+1)

Lot 6 Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Training and Guidance, On Farm Assessments and Notifiable Outbreak Support

The Supplier shall provide one or more of the following services: - On-farm assessment of health, welfare and biosecurity standards of AHDB levy paying businesses involved in KE or R&D activities - Technical support, advice and guidance on health, welfare and biosecurity to employees of AHDB - Provision of Training to AHDB and third parties - Support to AHDB in the event of a PEDv outbreak

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 years with two optional extension periods of 12 months (2+1+1)

Lot 7 Digital Copywriting

Services include rewriting of content that was initially written for a printed publication and is currently in PDF format; and provide accurate web addresses, search engine optimised titles and descriptions to images, videos and other digital media.

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 years with two optional 12 month extension periods (2+1+1)

Lot 8 Behavioural Insights

The Supplier shall provide the following Behavioural Insights services: - Training and mentoring. - Consultancy services - Research, literature reviews and evidence synthesis on the use of behavioural insights in agriculture, horticulture and related industries.

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 year initial term with two optional extensions of 12 months (2+1+1)

Lot 9 Evidence for Farming Initiative

The supplier shall provide the following services to support AHDB in the design and development of the Evidence for Farming Initiative (EFI) - Rapid Evidence Assessments - Agglomerations of research evidence - Identification of gaps in the evidence base - Identification of future data developments and technologies - Curation of data and evidence from EFI - Development of oncology and statistical analysis for evidence - Development and review of evidence standards - Peer review the quality of EFI assessments - Establishment or running of field trials/case studies

Options: 2 years +1+1

Renewal: 2 year initial term with two optional extension periods of 12 months (2+1+1)

Lot 2 Lean

The Supplier shall deliver LEAN training embedding LEAN principles in levy payer businesses to act as live case studies for the industry. Services shall include: - Lead and develop LEAN training through various AHDB programmes across different sectors. - Annual start-up meeting/ milestone and KPI setting - Initial visit to host business - Develop programme content - Production of workshop materials - Programme/ event impact assessments through collection and analysis of metrics. - Provision of additional support to host site - Digital content creation - Production of case studies - Provision of standalone LEAN reviews

Options: 2 years +1+1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028190-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 3 Jun 2021 - 3 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | 3 years time |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,260,000 |
| Lots value | £15,010,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,421,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AHDB |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 58 |
| Supplier names | 5AGRI; AE & GM JONES; AKC; ASK EUROPE; BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHTS; BNP PARIBAS REAL ESTATE ADVISORY & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT; BROWN; CEDAR ASSOCIATES; CERES RURAL; CHARLIE MORGAN GRASSMASTER; CLEVEDALE VETERINARY PRACTICE; CREEDY ASSOCIATES; DAVID LYTH CONSULTANCY; DJM CONSULTING; DUGDALE NUTRITION; EVILLE & JONES (COMMERCIAL SERVICES; FARMING AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY GROUP SOUTH WEST; FEDDEN USP; GEORGE FISHER CONSULTING; GSC GRAYS; HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE; HAZEL PREECE CONSULTANCY; HOLSTEIN; INK GARDENER COPYWRITING; KINGSHAY FARMING & CONSERVATION; LANTRA; LARA KAVANAGH; LAURENCE GOULD PARTNERSHIP; LEAN TRAINING AND SUPPORT FARMING; LIC; LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING (LEAF; LIZ GENEVER CONSULTING; LOUISE BLENKHORN CONSULTANCY; MAP OF AGRICULTURE; MIDWEST CONSULTING; MO GANNON & ASSOCIATES; NIAB; PROMAR INTERNATIONAL; PROSEWORKS; QUALITY MILK MANAGEMENT SERIVES; RAFT SOLUTIONS; REAL SUCCESS; RSK ADAS; SAC COMMERCIAL; SANDSTONE COMMUNICATIONS; SAVILLS (UK; SILAGE SOLUTIONS; SRH AGRIBUSINESS; ST. ANNA ADVIES; SYNERGY FARM HEALTH; THE AWARE LEADER; THE DAIRY GROUP; THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL; U&I LEARNING; UK FARMCARE; UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE; UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN; VICTORIA MACGREGOR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 92312211 - Writing agency services

## Release History

- 10 Nov 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028190-2021
- 12 Oct 2021 at 21:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025526-2021
- 10 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002768-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://WWW.AHDB.ORG.UK
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

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