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ID 6316996 - DAERA - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Policy Branch - Innovation Procurement
Published 23 Sep 2026
23 Sep 2026
Closed 22 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
75100000 *
Administration services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Value
- £1,900,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
16/11/2026 15/11/2029
- Contract Types
-
75 *Administration, defence & social securit...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
45 Tirgracey Road, Antrim, BT41 4PS, United Kingdom · UKN
Contact
Award Criteria
- AC1 - Key Delivery Personnel Experience (18.2%)
- AC2 - Programme Delivery and Implementation (18.2%)
- AC3 - Recruitment, Promotion and Marketing Plan (13.3%)
- AC4 - Contract Management and Business Continuity (9.8%)
- AC5 - Social value (10.5%)
- AC6 - Total Contract Price (30%)
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Reference: ID 6316996
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.
Full CPV breakdown
- 75100000 — Administration services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Following the initial contract period, there is 1 potential extension period of up to 24 months. This optional extension period will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.
- Submission method
- 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
- Enquiries close
- 13 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected
- 12 Nov 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Sep 2026 17:23
- Deadline
- 22 Oct 2026 15:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077904
- Notice ID
- ID 6316996
Organisations on this notice
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV
Full notice record
101 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 45 Tirgracey Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Antrim |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BT41 4PS |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN0D |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | CPD - Supplies & Services Division |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Clare House, 303 Airport Road West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement |
Buyer
| Name | College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) |
Tender
| Title | ID 6316996 - DAERA - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Policy Branch - Innovation Procurement |
| Description | 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. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Administration services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Education and training services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Training services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Training seminars |
| Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Training programme services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Technical training services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Specialist training services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,280,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,900,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | 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 |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,280,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £1,900,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 - Key Delivery Personnel Experience |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | As per Tender Documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 18.2 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2 - Programme Delivery and Implementation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | As per Tender Documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 18.2 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC3 - Recruitment, Promotion and Marketing Plan |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | As per Tender Documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 13.3 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC4 - Contract Management and Business Continuity |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | As per Tender Documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 9.8 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | AC5 - Social value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | As per Tender Documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 10.5 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | AC6 - Total Contract Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | As per Tender Documentation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | As per Tender documentation. |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 15 Nov 2029 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 15 Nov 2031 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Following the initial contract period, there is 1 potential extension period of up to 24 months. This optional extension period will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090334-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Contract Terms › Financial Terms | For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice |