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title: "Recommended List Variety Trials"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07740e"
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# Recommended List Variety Trials

Buyer: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07740e

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## Summary

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) commissioned agricultural variety-trial services for cereals and oilseeds. The work supports AHDB’s Recommended Lists, which provide independent information on the characteristics and market options of new crop varieties. Trials are used to generate data for selecting varieties for recommended and described lists, helping levy payers choose crops suited to their production systems and local markets and supporting reliable grain supply. The requirement covers running cereal and oilseed variety-testing trials across the United Kingdom. It also provides continuity for existing trials while AHDB reviews the future procurement and delivery arrangements for the Recommended List programme.

This procurement is complete and was awarded to Trials Force. It used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The single lot was completed, and the contract was signed on 15 July 2026. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 1 November 2027. Its value is £43,333.33 excluding VAT, or £52,000 including VAT. The resulting contract is active. The award covers agricultural services for the Recommended List variety trials, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The procurement was evaluated and concluded through the direct, below-threshold route rather than an open competitive tender.

This procurement demonstrates continuing public-sector demand for specialist agricultural trial delivery, particularly testing cereal and oilseed varieties to produce reliable, independent data. A credible future competitor would need practical capability to plan and run field variety trials, manage cereal and oilseed crops, collect consistent trial results and provide data suitable for technical assessment and recommended or described variety lists. Experience working with agricultural research, crop performance testing or variety evaluation would be relevant. Suppliers would also need sufficient operational capacity to support trials across the United Kingdom and maintain continuity and data quality across an established programme. The requirement indicates a market for organisations combining field-trial delivery with dependable agricultural data management.

## Notice

The AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists (RLs) provide levy payers and the wider industry with independent information on the characteristics and market options for new cereal and oilseed varieties. The information provided by the RLs enables levy payers to select variety's that are optimal for their cropping system and meet the requirements of their local market, maximising productivity and ensuring a reliable supply of grain into the supply chain. Scope of delivery is running cereal and oilseed variety testing trials for the purposes of providing data to facilitate the selection of crop varieties into recommended and described variety lists. Under the Recommended List programme, AHDB is undertaking a review of the trials to inform future procurement requirements and delivery arrangements. A time-limited extension of services is required to ensure continuity of the existing trials while this review is completed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088054-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 1 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £43,333 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | 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 | Trials Force |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 77100000 - Agricultural services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 10:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088054-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088054-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ahdb.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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