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title: "SPF Agri-Support & Innovation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055b60"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-08"
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# SPF Agri-Support & Innovation

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055b60

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## Summary

Devon County Council, a sub-central government authority located in Exeter, United Kingdom, has initiated the "SPF Agri-Support & Innovation" procurement process. This tender focuses on providing agricultural business and innovation support across regions including West Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Mid Devon, and East Devon. The procurement falls under the industry category of agricultural services and business consulting. The procurement process has reached the award stage with West Devon Business Information Point Ltd (BIP) as the main supplier. The programme is scheduled from 9th July 2025 to 31st March 2026 with the aim to allocate Shared Prosperity Funding before the deadline.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for SMEs in the agriculture and business consultancy sectors to expand their reach and expertise. With the procurement method being limited competition, businesses adept in delivering innovative agricultural solutions and business support will find this tender particularly beneficial. The engagement of 80 farm businesses through targeted innovation and support activities highlights the potential for significant interaction opportunities with clients and the chance to develop a reputation for expertise within the agrarian sector.

## Notice

Districts have been given the opportunity by the County Combined Authority (CCA), to extend Shared Prosperity Funded (SPF) projects for another year. West Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Mid Devon & East Devon have all committed funding to supporting farmers with Business & Innovation support. This will be a combination of the highly successful support delivered to farm businesses through the Future Farm Resilience Programme (FFR), which ended in March 2025, and the SPF Agri-Innovation Programme delivered in South Hams & West Devon in 2024/25. The Agri-Innovation element comprises the majority of the work, with a unique customer journey, methods of engagement and interaction which farmers already trust, the Farm Innovation Toolkit (developed by DCC & partners), and knowledge exchange via a close partnership between DCC staff and the Suppliers Agri-advisors. 50 farm businesses will be supported through Agri-Innovation (up to 15 hours of support) across West Devon, South Hams & Teignbridge and 30 farm businesses will receive Agri-Support (between 3 & 12 hours) across Mid Devon, East Devon & Teignbridge, in addition to events. There is a set amount of funding to deliver this based on previous delivery costs. Each area has its own budget and specific output and outcomes to be achieved. SPF funding must be spent by 31st March 2026, so there is less than one year to deliver this programme, with exact project dates depending on when the funding is confirmed. It is unlikely that the project will be mobilised before end May 2025. Mobilisation will take at least a month and delivery needs to get underway as soon as possible and crucially start engaging farmers before their busy summer season. The districts are very keen that the programmes continue exactly as they have been run previously and that there is a minimal gap between the old & new programmes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038342-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 8 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £96,709 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WEST DEVON BUSINESS INFORMATION POINT LTD (BIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2025 at 15:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038342-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038342-2025
  8th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.devon.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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