Published date: 20 March 2025

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 28 March 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bee-keeping machinery - 16640000

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

  • Agricultural services - 77100000

    • Services incidental to agricultural production - 77110000

    • Specialist training services - 80510000

    • Vocational training services - 80530000

    • Industrial and technical training services - 80531000

    • Technical training services - 80531200

    • Environmental training services - 80540000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Procurement reference

CF-0474400D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

20 March 2025

Closing date

28 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

An aspect of our Healthy Bee Plan includes seeking to pilot hive side training across England and Wales for the purpose of reducing problem pests and diseases affecting the UK bee population.

The pilot will cover the 2025 beekeeping season (April - September). In this context, "hive side training" means the provision of face-to-face and practical training inside bee hives, as opposed to classroom based or online training.

We are planning to appoint a supplier to deliver the pilot training on our behalf. Prior to requesting quotes, we are asking potential suppliers and interested parties to review the draft specification (the document that sets out how the pilot will work) and provide feedback to us.

If you are interested in providing feedback on our draft specification, and help shape our approach to the pilot, please find the attached: (1) draft specification and (2) engagement letter, with a questionnaire overleaf.

Please email your returned questionnaire, questions and other comments to: tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Redfearn

Address

Lateral House, 8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT
UK

Telephone

07920053570

Email

tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk