---
title: "AHDB Export Development Programme 26-27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078639"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Business and Trade"
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# AHDB Export Development Programme 26-27

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078639

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned an export development programme to support growth, resilience and diversification in UK meat and dairy exports. The work is targeted at priority “Gold Campaign” export markets and is intended to improve exporters’ readiness and resilience, identify new commercial opportunities and maintain strategically important trading relationships. The requirement is classified as event services, although the programme’s wider export-development purpose is the defining scope. Delivery is across priority export markets, with the award listing the United Kingdom as its delivery location. The buyer’s objectives include generating growth across the UK and supporting the meat and dairy industry’s export activity.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The award was made through a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026 and runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT (£48,000 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as a single lot. The available evaluation information does not set out award criteria or a competitive assessment; the stated route was direct award without competition. The selected supplier is a large organisation, and its contract is active.

This award shows demand for a targeted, market-focused export development programme serving the UK meat and dairy sector, rather than general event provision alone. A credible future competitor would need to understand the industry’s export priorities and be able to improve exporter readiness and resilience, support diversification, identify commercial opportunities in priority overseas markets and contribute to maintaining important trading relationships. The work is focused on the buyer’s Gold Campaign markets and the sector’s export-growth objectives, so relevant market knowledge and the ability to deliver activity across those priorities would be central. The buyer used a direct award without competition for this requirement, and the selected provider was a large industry development board.

## Notice

BIST requires the delivery of a targeted programme of export development activity across priority Gold Campaign markets during 2026-27 to support the growth, resilience and diversification of the UK meat and dairy industry exports. The requirement supports BIST's objectives to drive good growth that is felt in every part of the United Kingdom and maintain strategically important trading relationships, improve exporter readiness and resilience, and identify new commercial opportunities in priority export markets.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096390-2026 |
| 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 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 10:18 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096390-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096390-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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