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College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)

ID 6316996 - DAERA - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Policy Branch - Innovation Procurement

EducationCPV 75100000
Value£1,900,000
Deadline22 Oct 2026
Published23 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£1,900,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 23 Sept 202628 days leftCloses 22 Oct 2026
Who to contact
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

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How to submit
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Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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Contract value in context
£1.9mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

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The brief

CAFRE (the Buyer), is seeking an external Supplier to deliver elements of Innovation Farms through the Sustainable Agricultural Programme (SAP).

The specification relates to Innovation Farms.

This Contract is for the provision of operational, administrative and logistical support to the delivery of Innovation Farm visits.

It does not include responsibility for farm selection, technical content, or policy alignment, which remain the responsibility of the Buyer.

The contract will commence from the date of award for a period of 3 Years.

There will be one option to extend by a period of 2 years.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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This Contract is for the provision

This Contract is for the provision of operational, administrative and logistical support to the delivery of Innovation Farm visits.

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25–40 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k–£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077904
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
090334-2026
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