Published date: 9 March 2016

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


Closing: 3 May 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural and horticultural products - 03100000

  • Cereals - 03211000

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

CV8 2TL

Value of contract

£850,000 to £900,000

Procurement reference

2015-118

Published date

9 March 2016

Closing date

3 May 2016

Contract start date

1 August 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

AHDB is highly valued by the cereals industry for its independent work on monitoring agrochemical residues and contaminants, since the mid-1980s. The current AHDB 'Investing in Innovation' Research and Knowledge Transfer Strategy (2015-20) has highlighted the need for continued investment in ensuring the safety and quality of the major UK cereals for human consumption and animal feed. Such an activity falls into one of the pillars of the new Strategy - Improving Business Opportunity. One of the objectives is to improve grain quality, with a priority target - to coordinate and integrate supply chain demands for reliable and consistent quality and safety. Furthermore, recent industry consultations have highlighted:

• The importance of continued monitoring of contaminants in cereals across the supply chain in order to provide customer confidence.
• The importance of optimising market opportunities for improving the end-use quality of food and feed crops.
• The need to help the UK grain supply chain to prepare for new legislation and growing demands on supply.

AHDB is looking for a contractor to undertake this study over the next 5 years (1 August 2016 to 31 July 2021).

Award information

Awarded date

23 June 2016

Contract start date

1 August 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Total value of contract

£616,582.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Fera Science Ltd

Address

Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Julia Burger

Address

Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
England

Email

procurement@ahdb.org.uk