UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Economic analysis on the conversion from CO2 to an alternative system as a primary method of killing pigs within a commercial UK based pig processing facility.

AHDB wish to appoint a supplier to provide design, build, dismantle and disposal of a stand build for Anuga, a biannual event held in Cologne, Germany in October taking place between 04 - 08 October 2025. It is preferred that the successful supplier is able to communicate in English to key members of AHDB staff and co-exhibitors on site, and fluent German to communicate with the show organisers and services suppliers (technicians, caterers) working on Anuga. The Project Manager of the successful suppliers’ team must be available for the duration of this project, from design and construction, through to dismantling of the stand and must be capable of dealing with any eventuality. A nominated deputy must be available during any absence of the Project Manager. The closing date for this tender opportunity is NOON 9th May 2025.Budget range of £260,000-£280,000 including VAT. https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Food security and safety remains a priority issue for UK agriculture. There is need for continued investment in this work, as ensuring the safety and quality of the major UK cereals for human consumption and animal feed remains a top priority for the agricultural industry.<br/>Continued monitoring of contaminants in cereals across the supply chain is essential in order to provide scientific evidence and assure the cereal industry their products are safe, and of good quality, for use in the domestic and export markets. The data generated by previous phases of the project has been used to inform discussions on new legislation and growing demands on supply, as well as be a vital source to demonstrate due diligence. <br/>AHDB is looking for a contractor to undertake the new phase of this project over the next 2 years, with the potential to extend for a further 3 years in 12-month increments (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2030). <br/>The main purpose of this project is to provide an independent survey of the incidence and levels of key contaminants in representative samples of UK-grown cereals (wheat, barley and oats) and co-products (wheatfeed and oatfeed), to ensure they meet legal compliance guideline limits and are safe for human consumption and animal feed. The project will also monitor current and emerging legislation and contaminant issues which could impact on the safety of cereal-based foods and their acceptability in key home and overseas markets.<br/>Closing date by 12noon on the 14 May 2025

The UK Pig Industry Welfare Training was developed and launched in March 2022 to fulfil a need for stakeholders and businesses within the industry to provide evidence of training those practically working with pigs in pig handling standards and best practices. To date, >7700 people have completed the course. The course material was developed with representatives of the UK pig industry, and has developed over time, including the addition of best practice videos and advice for handling pigs on outdoor units. The training is industry recognised, and its mandatory completion is also included in Red Tractor Farm Assurance Standards for Pigs.

AHDB is looking to renew the security analysis tools/services it uses when developing software. This will be for the contract period of 2 years followed by an option to extend 2 more years via yearly increments, thereafter the opportunity will be put out to quote/tender (value dependant) again. As part of the contract, AHDB has an expectation that there will be ongoing dialogue to support AHDB make appropriate use of the tools and services. AHDB’s aim in such tools/services is to reduce security vulnerabilities that might be introduced into AHDB applications via internal development, development by a third-party on behalf of AHDB, but where security scanning is carried out by AHDB, or via the use of open-source software components. AHDB reserve the right to modify and/or amend this opportunity and the tender documentation enclosed at its discretion, at any time.

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of Social Media and Insight services. The successful supplier will be required to deliver a service to monitor and evaluate constructive and positive feedback. Estimated start date for this contract is 1st April 2026. Closing date for this opportunity is NOON 20th October 2026. Estimated value is approx. £40k per annum. Contract is for 1 year with options to extend of 1+1. The electronic address at which the Procurement Documents have been made directly available by AHDB by electronic means is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform.

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of Social Media and Insight services. The successful supplier will be required to deliver a service to monitor and evaluate constructive and positive feedback. Estimated start date for this contract is 1st April 2026. Closing date for this opportunity is NOON 20th October 2026. Estimated value is approx. £40k per annum. Contract is for 1 year with options to extend of 1+1. The electronic address at which the Procurement Documents have been made directly available by AHDB by electronic means is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform.

Signet Breeding Services is the part of AHDB responsible for delivering the UK’s national genetic evaluations to sheep producers. Signet delivers three mixed breed genetic evaluations to the sheep industry, one for terminal sire breeds, one for lowland maternal breeds and one for hill breeds. Our terminal sire and hill evaluations utilise genomic information that has been provided to AHDB from a variety of different sources using a range of chip types. Genomic approaches are rapidly being developed for our lowland maternal evaluation. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of companies that can provide the genotypes required to complete this work. Two work packages are specified within this tender document. Bidders can bid for either work package or both of them. Work Package 1. Medium density sheep genotyping for hill sheep and maternal breeds. Work Package 2. Medium density sheep genotyping for terminal sire breeds. Closing date for submissions by 12 noon on the 3 November 2025 https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

AHDB are seeking a specialist healthcare communication partner to help shape our health and nutrition strategy, providing credible evidence-based nutrition expertise to support our health care communications and stakeholder engagement plan, including the evaluations thereof, and shape wider conversations about British farming and food. The successful agency should have experience of specialist health care communications, with a particular focus on nutrition, and be able to provide a vast depth of healthcare professional experience within their team. The closing date for this opportunity is NOON 24th November 2025. The AHDB portal link is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Suppliers must also register to the Central Digital Platform as per PA23 rules and regulations. The contract is approx £100k per annum, initial contract is for 1 year with the option of 1+1 extensions.

AHDB are seeking a specialist healthcare communication partner to help shape our health and nutrition strategy, providing credible evidence-based nutrition expertise to support our health care communications and stakeholder engagement plan, including the evaluations thereof, and shape wider conversations about British farming and food. The successful agency should have experience of specialist health care communications, with a particular focus on nutrition, and be able to provide a vast depth of healthcare professional experience within their team. The closing date for this opportunity is NOON 24th November 2025. The AHDB portal link is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Suppliers must also register to the Central Digital Platform as per PA23 rules and regulations. The contract is approx £100k per annum, initial contract is for 1 year with the option of 1+1 extensions.

The AHDB representative requirements for the selected markets include, but not limited to: • Liaise effectively with the UK and French based AHDB Export teams by regular telephone, email and face-to-face communication. This may require foreign travel to AHDB Head Office or major food events (e.g. SIAL Paris, Anuga Cologne) for meetings. The total number of face-to-face meetings, including at events, is expected to be a minimum of three per year • Establish a detailed understanding of the market opportunity, including a breakdown of sales and marketing potential by channel and product sector, and an identified list of development target customers. • Build and maintain effective relationships with UK beef and lamb exporters, agents, representatives and in-market importers, distributors, food service operators and retailers. As appropriate, work jointly with these contacts to successfully deliver promotional activities . Initial 2 year contract with options of 1+1 extensions Closing date is NOON 19th Jan 2026. Estimated cost £170k (VAT inclusive) per annum. e-Sourcing portal is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

This procurement is to combine SIAL’26 with Anuga’27 and SIAL’28. The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, production, construction, dismantling and disposal of the stand/s, along with any AV requirements and any other associated production services. Each event will be an extension option and will require new designs and requoting. The first event will be SIAL’26, based in Paris and held between 17th to 21st October’26 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre. German and French language skills are a must to be able to communicate with event organisers. Closing date for this opportunity is NOON 3rd Feb'26. Link for eSourcing portal is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Genomic evaluations for dairy traits have been available in the UK since 2012 through AHDB Dairy’s genetic evaluation services. This opportunity is for the provision of genotyping a population of Holstein dairy cows that have methane phenotypes recorded on UK dairy farms. AHDB is seeking tender applications to secure the services of a single bidder that can provide the genotyping service of 7,500 milking cows across 25-35 UK milk-recording dairy farms. Service requirements include: o Farm liaison o Sample collection o DNA extraction o SNP calling (≥55,000 SNPs at >=90% CR absolute minimum) o Submission of genotype, FMT200 pedigree and cross reference files to AHDB’s genomic portal o Quality control – Reported failures must be corrected and resubmitted. Closing date for submissions by 12 noon on the 9 February 2026. View opportunity details at: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

This tender opportunity is for the provision of in-home usage data and insight relating to eating habits within the home. The Retail and Consumer Insight (RCI) team offers independent market analysis using AHDB and third-party data. Their goal is to explain shifts in consumer attitudes and behaviour, helping levy payers understand the market and make informed decisions. AHDB currently uses in-home consumption data currently contracted from Worldpanel by Numerator. How we use in-home data: The in-home usage data provides greater context into the types of meals eaten in the home but also what types of meal our categories are featuring in. The usage data has been used very heavily with our Market Development team to understand the current consumption profile Insight requirement: Track known behaviour of MFP and Dairy products in the home, looking at consumption trends and delivery of insight to understand actual behaviour and motivations behind these. Category coverage: Details below show the category items that included in AHDB’s analysis of what it eaten in the home. It shows the set of comparison products that falls within the current analysis. Meat/Fish/Poultry (MFP): Fresh Red Meat, Fresh Beef, Fresh Lamb, Fresh Pork, Frozen Beef, Frozen Lamb, Frozen Pork, Fresh Poultry (breakout for Chicken-Turkey), Fish, Frozen Poultry, Sliced Cooked Meats, Sausages, Bacon, Fresh Burgers & Grills, Frozen Burgers & Grills, Ready To Cook, Ready Meals, Fresh Pulled Pork and BBQ Further cuts breakdown for primary Beef, Lamb and Pork: Roasting (breakout for leg/shoulder for Lamb & loin / belly for pork) , Frying/Grilling, Mince, Chops, Bacon (Chops/Joints/Rashers) Dairy Category coverage: Cheese, Milk , Butter, spreads and margarine (BSM), Yoghurt and Cream. Dairy alternatives Filters: Cheese filters on: Extra Mature, Mature, Medium, Mild, Vintage BSM filters: Butter and Margarine, then splits on Block, spreadable Category Measures: A full range of measures will be required including but not limited to: • Number of Occasions • Demographics • Geographic’s • Cooking method • Time of day • Meal type • Details of foods eaten combinations • Who / Number Present • Ability to track year-on-year trends Category-meal drivers, e.g. Occasion motivators, Cooking method, Preparation time, complementary food, dish consumed in the home.

Our Economics and Analysis team provides farmers, growers, and food businesses the world-leading intelligence and insight to inform decisions. This might be the latest prices, shifting consumer trends, detailed insight on the big issues or the outlook for supply or demand for agricultural commodities. As a result, the team needs timely access to relevant, robust, and accurate global trade flow information to support our business objectives. Dataset: AHDB requires information on trade flows between different countries across the globe. At the most granular level, this “Dataset” includes: • Trade flows from two- down to ten-digit HS commodity code level. • Trade flow information for a variety of countries across the globe (both reporter and/or partner country). • Information on the direction of travel (import, export, total trade, and trade balance). • Information on the port and mode of transport where possible • Information on the State where applicable. • The volume of any trade flow depicted in appropriate units (e.g. kilograms, tonnes, head or litres). • The value of any trade flow in £s, USDs, €s and the reporting country’s own currency. • The average unit price of trade flows. • The latest monthly information as well as historical monthly, quarterly, and annual data (at least 20 years). Web-based platform: AHDB require access, for approximately 50 team members, to a web-based platform which allows users to view and interrogate the “Dataset” outlined above. Ideally, the system will allow users to perform the below functions. Data extract service In addition to the web-based platform, AHDB require the “Dataset” to be delivered via an FTP or API protocol for inclusion in our in-house database (property of AHDB). This opportunity closes at NOON 9th April 2026. To register and access documents, please use https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome