Procurement

AHDB is firmly committed to openness, fairness and transparency in selecting all of its suppliers of goods and services. It must do this as a matter of law under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, and this approach will also enable us to develop a ‘most economically advantageous’ supply system and maximise our use of levy funds.

AHDB has Standard Terms and Conditions that apply to all its contracts (or agreements) for the purchase of Goods and Services. These may be updated at any time by publication on this website and contracts are made applying the version current at the time of contracting. Suppliers are responsible for keeping themselves aware of changes. The current version applies from 12 April 2010. Previous versions can be obtained on request to the Legal Adviser at legal@ahdb.org.uk

 

ACTIVE INVITATIONS TO TENDER (below)

Consumer and Events Management

AHDB is looking for a supplier to handle Consumer and Events Management for the Potato Council division. To register an interest and request a tender pack, please email procurement@ahdb.org.uk.

Please note that the deadline for receipt of tenders is 5pm Friday 17 February 2012.

 

Stable Isotope Reference Analysis (SIRA)

AHDB, through its BPEX division, has been engaged in the research and development of the application of SIRA (Stable Isotope Reference Analysis) in auditing provenance claims for pork, bacon and ham sold at retail in the United Kingdom. Specifically, we have been researching the capability of SIRA to help authenticate claims that pork, bacon and ham originate in the United Kingdom. This research is nearing a conclusion and we are seeking to launch a service that will augment the existing industry audit and traceability systems employed as part of product assurance schemes.

Interested parties should request a tender pack via email to procurement@ahdb.org.uk. Please note that the deadline for receipt of tender submissions is 4pm Tuesday 20 March 2012.

 

United Kingdom Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS)

HGCA and Fera (with funding from Defra) are currently looking for a contractor to continue research and development of the UKCPVS project over the next 4 years (1 April 2012 to 31 March 2016), commencing with isolate collection in April 2012 and then establishing relevant field plots for autumn sown crops in September 2012. The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) was set up in 1967 in response to an unexpected epidemic of yellow rust in the popular and previously resistant wheat variety Rothwell Perdix. The formation of the UKCPVS was in recognition of the urgent need to detect new pathogen races at an early stage, before widespread epidemics can establish. Early detection of changes in pathogen virulence remains the central aim of the UKCPVS.

Interested contractors should contact procurement@ahdb.org.uk to receive the full tender document and relevant submission forms. Please note that the deadline for tender submissions is 5pm 27 February 2012.

 

Supply of a Desktop Study to Evaluate the Environmental, Nutritional and Value Benefits of Including Dairy in the GB Diet

The GB dairy industry wishes to be proactive in demonstrating to policy makers, opinion formers and the public that, although dairying has an environmental cost, it also makes an important contribution to the provision of high quality nutrients for human consumption. DairyCo and The Dairy Council wish to investigate the strategic contribution of dairying, evaluating trade-offs between dairy’s environmental cost and benefits, nutritional contribution and value per nutrient, for dietary patterns which include dairy compared with one that excludes dairy foods.

The requirement is for a desktop study, which is to be conducted in two Stages -

    • Critical evaluation of current state of knowledge, existing methodologies and datasets
    • Development of a framework to analyse or model relationships and test specific scenarios

For an electronic copy of the tender document contact procurement@ahdb.org.uk.

Please note that the closing time for the receipt of the completed tender is 2pm 24 February 2012.

 

AHDB CONTRACTS IN PLACE

In line with Government requirements, AHDB has published information regarding contracts and frameworks over £25,000 in value that have been awarded since 1/5/2011. To view this information please download the document below.

Contracts Register - Jan 2012.xls (Excel document)

Contracts Register - Jan 2012.csv (csv document)

The register will be updated frequently and will include any new contracts that have been agreed.

Should you require more information, please email Procurement on procurement@ahdb.org.uk.

AHDB will be procuring other supplies and services. These will also be added to this site.

 

STATE AID

AHDB’s levy money can only be used in accordance with EU State aid rules. Various schemes covering such activities have been submitted to the European Commission, which enforces the rules. The schemes are described in the links below.