Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Middlemarch Business Park
Coventry
CV3 4SU
UK
Contact person: Julia Burger
E-mail: procurement@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
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Agriculture
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
2023-660 Cereals & Oilseeds crop intentions, condition and progress reporting
Reference number: 2023-660
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of cereals and oilseeds crop harvest, planting, and crop development reporting across the season.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AHDB is looking to procure a supplier(s) to provide cereals and oilseeds crop harvest, planting, and crop development reporting across the season. The information needs to inform growers, grain traders, processors, industry stakeholders and other interested parties about planting progress/intentions, condition, development, and harvest progress at set points in time during the season.<br/><br/>AHDB requires suppliers to source data and intelligence from a range of different sources. Our current methodology for crop reporting is based on a network of independent agronomists but we are open to suggestions for alternative provision.<br/><br/>We have split the requirement across three lots and will award either multiple suppliers or a single supplier depending on the evaluation outcome of tenders received. Each of these Lots have associated milestones and KPI’s.<br/>• Lot 1 - Harvest progression reporting<br/>• Lot 2 - Planting intentions and progress<br/>• Lot 3 - Crop development and condition (winter and spring)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-007842
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
11/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Andersons Centre
OC390932
3rd Floor, The Tower, Pera Office Park, Nottingham Rd., Melton Mowbray,
Melton Mowbray
LE13 0PB
UK
Telephone: +44 7900907902
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.theandersonscentre.co.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:
: 270 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
11/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK ADAS Limited
10486936
Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby
Helsby
WA6 0AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1902271300
E-mail: tendernotices@adas.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.adas.co.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:
: 129 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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
02/09/2025