Published date: 24 May 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural machinery - 16000000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

TR27 5JQ

Value of contract

£100,000 to £200,000

Procurement reference

ATECH 018

Published date

24 May 2018

Closing date

8 June 2018

Contract start date

15 July 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2018

Contract type

Not specified

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Around 75,000 tonnes of broccoli are grown and harvested by hand each year in the UK. The NFU believes that increases in the National Living Wage combined with difficulties of bringing in labour in the event of Brexit may make this unsustainable for many growers, driving crop production to low cost countries. The development of a fully automated harvesting system is therefore crucial for UK growers.
Two major Cornish growers and marketeers of broccoli have come together to invest in the design and delivery of an automated commercial broccoli harvester to replace the manual system.
The purchase of this is part of a grant funded application process and therefore procurement will be subject to grant approval of the project as a whole. We will compare tenders received on a compliance basis only.

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About the buyer

Contact name

David Simmons

Address

Higher Trevaskis Farm 14 Gwinear Road
Hayle
TR275JQ
England

Email

david@pesimmons.com