Published date: 23 February 2021

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


Closing: 20 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£91,915.96

Procurement reference

tender_260176/927653

Published date

23 February 2021

Closing date

20 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Continuity of the Farming Advice Service (FAS) to provide advice on water quality, elements of cross compliance, and sustainable pesticide use. The FAS is required to deliver the BPS 2021 and CAP mandated 'farming advisory' system, providing a wider range of advice in the early part of the transition to include the provision of thematic or campaign based advice to cover regimes such as Farming Rules for Water: Helplines (telephone and e-mail), Website, Comms (monthly newsletters and technical articles) and Workshops.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

12 February 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£91,915.96

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ricardo-AEA Ltd

Address

The Gemini Building, Harwell, OX11 0QR

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk