CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

SBRI - Agri-Food Tech Contracts for Innovation Cymru Phase 1 Challenge

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Description of the goods or services required

It is the ambition of the Welsh Government to develop a thriving and confident agriculture sector in Wales built around innovation and growth, to rise to the challenges we face and make most of the opportunities available. In July 2025 the Welsh Government published its Sustainable Farming Scheme designed to ensure Welsh Government support for agriculture in Wales delivers against the four Sustainable Land Management objectives of the Agriculture (Wales) Act:

- Produce food and other goods in a sustainable manner

- Mitigate and adapt to climate change

- Maintain and enhance the resilience of ecosystems and the benefits they provide

- Conserve and enhance the countryside and cultural resources, promote public access to and engagement with them, and to sustain the Welsh language and promote and facilitate its use.

Innovation will play a key role in delivering this scheme. In 2023, the Welsh Government published an Innovation Strategy for Wales. Innovation in food and Agri-Food Tech was seen as a key part of Wales’s future economic development. In late 2023, the Welsh Government published an Agri-tech action plan for Wales. The development and adoption of Agri-Tech and Precision Agri-Tech is a strategic area of growth for the Welsh economy and one the Welsh Government deems requiring of focussed attention and a road map for development. The action plan has four priorities:

1. Accelerate Home Grown Welsh Agri-tech Capabilities.

2. Drive on-farm adoption to achieve productivity and efficiencies (incl. Environmental) gains ‘more for less’.

3. Deliver environmental benefits and help transition to Net Zero.

4. Support educational and skills development to equip future and existing agricultural professionals to exploit Agri-tech to its fullest.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=162971.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Out of Scope

- Proposals that would require activities in breach of applicable forestry, environmental, habitat protection or planning legislation.

- Proposals that do not clearly and directly address the scope set out in the Challenge brief.

- Proposals that do not demonstrate a clear element of innovation or advancement beyond existing methods, where applicable.

- Proposals that do not evidence affordability, scalability and practical viability for wider implementation.

- Proposals that fail to identify potential risks, unintended consequences or environmental impacts, together with appropriate mitigation measures.

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

Please see attached brief papers for more information on this challenge.

(WA Ref:162971)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice