Published date: 7 December 2018

Last edited date: 7 December 2018

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Awarded contract (published 17 January 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Database systems - 48610000

Location of contract

CV8 2TL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF/2018/49 ATTACHMENT

Published date

7 December 2018

Closing date

12 December 2018

Contract start date

14 January 2019

Contract end date

26 August 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) requires the services of a specialist agency to undertake enrichment of their existing database records.
The core project is for enrichment of AHDB's existing horticulture database. This enrichment exercise will require interaction with horticulture companies and stakeholders to capture key contact information, including name, job titles and crop interests.
Work on the horticulture database will need to commence in early 2019 and must be fully completed by end of July 2019. The ability to meet this deadline is an essential criteria for this contract.
Operating as an extension of AHDB, the successful agency will be required to have an understanding of UK horticulture and agriculture, including a familiarity of farm business structures and language / terminology. They will need to demonstrate a flexible approach to data gathering that is sector appropriate e.g. working out of normal office hours.
Database enrichment projects may subsequently be required for other industry sectors covered by AHDB - see table below. As such, the successful agency will be contracted by AHDB for 2 years (December 2018 until December 2020) with the option to extend for a maximum of 2 years. Please note, however, that this work is not guaranteed, either in part or in its entirety.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Closing date noon 12th December 2018
All responses to return to diane.prescott@ahdb.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Diane Prescott

Address

AHDB
Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
CV8 2TL
England

Telephone

024 7647 8914

Email

diane.prescott@ahdb.org.uk

Website

www.ahdb.org.uk