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title: "Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000737831"
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# Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000737831

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has completed the procurement process for the "Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One" tender. The Scottish Government, based in Glasgow, UK, awarded the contract to SAC Commercial Ltd for Lot 1 and Ricardo AEA Ltd for Lot 2. The service falls under the main procurement category of services and utilised an open procedure. The total contract value amounts to £21,499,566. The procurement involved quality and price criteria, with a focus on supporting high-quality food production, advancing sustainable agriculture, and meeting climate change targets. The contract for Lot 1 was signed on 13th June 2024, while the contract for Lot 2 was signed on 21st June 2024.

This tender for the "Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One" potentially provides opportunities for businesses in the agriculture and consultancy sectors to engage with the Scottish Government in delivering services aimed at enhancing environmental and economic performance. Businesses specialised in advisory services, agricultural technologies, and sustainable practices could find this tender attractive. The procurement prioritises fostering knowledge transfer, ensuring food chain organisation, supporting climate change goals, and promoting resource efficiency. With a focus on biodiversity preservation and ecosystem regeneration, businesses aligned with these objectives could effectively compete for these contracts.

## Notice

Provision of a Farm Advisory Service (FAS) which consists of 2 separate Lots. Lot 1 will be for FAS One to Many and Lot 2 will be for FAS One to One

### Lot Information

Farm Advisory Service One to Many

The One to Many Farm Advisory Service will be a professional, modern, customer focussed advisory service that supports incremental and step-changes in the economic and environmental performance of farmers, crofters and land managers throughout Scotland. The service will offer structured support, through a period of change, whilst innovating and supporting future challenges, in particular the Scottish Government's target for net-zero by 2045 and reduction of 75% of CO2 equivalent by 2030, as well as restoration and regeneration of biodiversity across the country by 2045. It will achieve this through provision of high quality advice, delivered by a range of media, tailored to a variety of customers, operating in collaboration with industry bodies, and supported by the Scottish Government's policies related to the sector, including the promotion and communication of pertinent and topical themes and policies throughout the period of the contract. Ad hoc advice and support will be delivered as and when issues arise. The FAS will be delivered through two contracts; the One to Many; and One to One contract. Delivery will integrated through an advice line and administrative hub, with a shared helpdesk facility and website, so customers engaging with the programme should not perceive any split and be seamlessly directed to the most relevant service to meet their needs. Priorities: - supporting Scotland's high quality food production; - producing food in a way that underpins delivery of the - -- Scottish Government's climate change and biodiversity targets; - fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; - enhancing the viability and competitiveness of agriculture, and promoting use of innovative farm systems, technologies and techniques; - sustainable forest management; - promoting food chain organisation, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture; - promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift toward a low-carbon and climate resilient economy in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors; and restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry.

Renewal: The Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 31 March 2028. Subject to that constraint, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.

Farm Advisory Service One to One

The One to One Farm Advisory Service will provide an advice line facility where calls and emails from customers can be triaged for Farm Advisory Service support and facilitate access to high quality one to one consultancy support. This will include advice to: improve biodiversity; increase awareness of habitat and carbon sequestration benefits of woodland planting; promote climate change adaptation and mitigation opportunities; improve business management and efficiency; encourage inclusivity by supporting new entrants and women in agriculture; and helping to support the industry and the Scottish Government's policies related to the sector, in particular the Scottish Government's target for net-zero by 2045 and reduction of 75% CO2 equivalent by 2030, and restoration and regeneration of biodiversity across the country by 2045. The FAS will be delivered through two contracts; the One to Many; and One to One contract. Delivery will integrated through an advice line and administrative hub, with a shared helpdesk facility and website, so customers engaging with the programme should not perceive any split and be seamlessly directed to the most relevant service to meet their needs. Priorities: - supporting Scotland's high quality food production; - producing food in a way that underpins delivery of the Scottish Government's climate change and biodiversity targets; - fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; - enhancing the viability and competitiveness of agriculture, and promoting use of innovative farm systems, technologies and techniques; - sustainable forest management; - promoting food chain organisation, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture; - promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift toward a low-carbon and climate resilient economy in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors; and restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry.

Options: In the event that demand for the One to One products exceeds the budget, the Scottish Government will have the discretion to increase the One to One budget by up to 25% on a pro-rata basis.

Renewal: The Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Service Provider, extend the period of the Contract to a date falling no later than 31 March 2028. Subject to that constraint, the Purchaser may extend the period of the Contract on more than one occasion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509513 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | 15 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 4 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £24,375,000 |
| Lots value | £24,375,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,290,566 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | RICARDO AEA; SAC COMMERCIAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509513
- 9 Feb 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498415
- 6 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483134

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483134
  Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One - The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to inform the market of our intention to tender for the Provision of a Farm Advisory Service which will have 2 separate Lots. Lot 1 will be for FAS One to Many and Lot 2 will be for FAS One to One
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498415
  Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One - Provision of a Farm Advisory Service (FAS) which consists of 2 separate Lots. Lot 1 will be for FAS One to Many and Lot 2 will be for FAS One to One
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509513
  Farm Advisory Service One to Many & One to One - Provision of a Farm Advisory Service (FAS) which consists of 2 separate Lots. Lot 1 will be for FAS One to Many and Lot 2 will be for FAS One to One

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- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/courts-and-tribunals/courts-tribunals-and-office-locations/find-us/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court/

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