Published date: 30 April 2019

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Awarded contract (published 24 June 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural services - 77100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF/2019/58

Published date

30 April 2019

Closing date

31 May 2019

Contract start date

1 June 2019

Contract end date

31 May 2021

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

Typically, the largest element of a farm business' costs are overhead costs. To this end, in order to make possible improvements to margins, many of AHDB's Monitor Farmers require detailed analysis of their labour and machinery costs.

The reviews that we wish for our Monitor Farmers to undertake include:


• Cost review of each machine with an engine. i.e. tractor, combine, sprayer & telehandler. (telehandler & trailers etc costed on a time only basis) Detailing; depreciation, repairs, interest, insurance, total standing cost, total hrs/yr & cost per hour.

• Cost review of each implement with details as above.

• By matching implement to tractor, provide an operation cost per hectare including fuel consumption and labour cost based on workrate, ha/hr.

• The review will give a detailed view of mechanised operation cost across the farm business in a £/ha format.

• A full labour profile for each business is also required.

• Using the operational costs, Record the 'average year' crop establishment cost, for combinable crops or potato crops. List the operations used.

• Summary and Recommendation; Produce a paragraph on recommendations (at least 3 points ) for the farm business to identify and evaluate (£) areas and actions where resource efficiency (labour time and work - life balance, machine capacity, fuel efficiency and work rates for example) could be improved in the face of reduced income from rural payments.

More information

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Please ensure you submit your quotations to harry.henderson@ahdb.org.uk by 31 May 2019.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Harry Henderson

Address

Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
Coventry
CV8 2TL
England

Email

harry.henderson@ahdb.org.uk

Website

www.ahdb.org.uk