Published date: 26 November 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 June 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Data management services - 72322000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

2025-751

Published date

26 November 2025

Closing date

25 June 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

15 September 2025

Contract end date

14 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

AHDB secured funding to explore a Farm Data Exchange (FDE) solution to improve how farmers control, share, and utilise their environmental and operational data across the agrifood sector. The organisation appointed a Contractor to develop a Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrating that farmers could manage data permissions securely, reduce duplication, and support accurate environmental reporting.

The Contractor will deliver a low-code/no-code prototype that tests four key principles:
• That farmers and levy payers are able to control access to their data through a permissions centre and user interface.
• That data can be ingested from a range of external sources for carbon calculation and environmental reporting purposes.
• That validated outputs can be produced in line with the input schema requirements of commercial carbon calculators.
• That a collaborative model can be supported between existing data holders, industry partners, and solution providers, improving ease of data sharing.

The Proof of Concept will inform AHDB's future procurement plans for the Alpha stage and provide assurance to the agri-industry that a practical and deliverable FDE model can be established.

This has been procured through RM1043.8 Digital Outcomes.

Award information

Awarded date

17 July 2025

Contract start date

15 September 2025

Contract end date

14 March 2026

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

VERSION 1 LIMITED

Address

4-5 Lochside View
EH12 9DH
GB

Reference

Companies House number: SC223430

Value of contract

£150,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

SEACOLE BUILDING
LONDON
SW1P3JR
England

Telephone

02476692051

Email

procurement@ahdb.org.uk