Published date: 30 March 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 May 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

CV8 2TL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0057300D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

30 March 2023

Closing date

2 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 June 2023

Contract end date

15 April 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

School education is a key priority for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Our education work aims to ensure that school children understand where their food comes from and healthy eating so they are informed consumers of the future. We also actively support children to develop cooking skills.

To build on the success of AHDB's existing education programme, AHDB is keen to explore opportunities to bring the 'where food comes from' message to life and enhance learning by facilitating educational visits and experiences of British working farms. This approach recognises the power of learning through experiencing, discovering, exploring and interacting with the real world beyond the classroom.

To test this approach, AHDB plans to undertake a series of pilot projects with experiential learning at their heart. These pilot projects will be a proof of concept and aim to establish which initiatives are most effective in delivering AHDB's education objectives.

AHDB wants to work with an education specialist who can develop and deliver all of the planned pilot projects in England, including the evaluations thereof; this will ensure continuity of delivery and output across all pilot projects. The successful supplier should have experience of running on-farm educational visits and producing supporting classroom resources for secondary school students (including GCSE and A-Level students linking to relevant qualification specifications).

Any parties who are interested in participating, please follow link to access Tender documents: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Stoneleigh Park
Kenilworth
CV8 2TL
GB

Email

Procurement@ahdb.org.uk