Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
AHDB (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Middlemarch Business Park
Coventry
CV3 4SU
UK
Contact person: Julia Burger
Telephone: +44 2476692051
E-mail: julia.burger@ahdb.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/agriculture-and-horticulture-development-board
Address of the buyer profile: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Agriculture
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
2022-601 AHDB Education: Experiential learning on-farm and A-Level resources
Reference number: C21933
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
School education is a key priority for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Our education work aims to ensure that school children understand where their food comes from and healthy eating so they are informed consumers of the future
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
334 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
School education is a key priority for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Our education work aims to ensure that school children understand where their food comes from and healthy eating so they are informed consumers of the future. We also actively support children to develop cooking skills.<br/>To build on the success of AHDB’s existing education programme, AHDB is keen to explore opportunities to bring the ‘where food comes from’ message to life and enhance learning by facilitating educational visits and experiences of British working farms. This approach recognises the power of learning through experiencing, discovering, exploring and interacting with the real world beyond the classroom.<br/>To test this approach, AHDB is undertaking a series of pilot projects with experiential learning at their heart. These pilot projects will be a proof of concept and aim to establish which initiatives are most effective in delivering AHDB’s education objectives.<br/><br/>AHDB will work with an education specialist who can develop and deliver all of the planned pilot projects in England, including the evaluations thereof; this will ensure continuity of delivery and output across all pilot projects. The successful supplier should have experience of running on-farm educational visits and producing supporting classroom resources for secondary school students (including GCSE and A-Level students linking to relevant qualification specifications).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-009292
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) (Migrated)
National Agriculture Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 334 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Defra Network eTendering Portal
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
AHDB (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Middlemarch Business Park
Coventry
CV3 4SU
UK
E-mail: Procurement@ahdb.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/agriculture-and-horticulture-development-board
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2023