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AFBI Commercialisation of AFBI-bred Forage Grass Varieties

Awarded to DLF A/S

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)(buyer)

Published
Published 16 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 13 April 2026
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Overview

AFBI awarded a contract to DLF A/S on 29 July 2026 for the commercialisation of AFBI-bred forage grass varieties, valued at £100 million. The contract covers testing, production, and marketing of near-market stage ryegrass synthetics developed by AFBI's grass breeding programme, which has produced 22 varieties currently on UK and Irish recommended lists. AFBI selected DLF A/S as its commercialisation partner to bring future AFBI-bred varieties to market through national list testing and seed distribution.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£100,000,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
16 April 2025
Questions by
3 April 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Financial market operational servicesAgricultural services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£100,000,000
Award date
29 July 2026
Contract period
7 November 2026 → 6 November 2036
Contract length
10 years
Could run to
6 November 2041
Bids received
1
Winner
  • DLF A/S

This contract ends on 6 November 2036, or 6 November 2041 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

DLF A/S

Based in
2765 Smørum
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

0 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Financial and insurance services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

Who bid

  • DLF A/SWinner

How bids were scored

  • AC1 Bring AFBI-bred forage grass seed to the market in Northern Ireland
  • AC2 Access to additional testing sites,disease testing
  • AC3 Social Value - Alignment with AFBI’s strategic direction
  • AC4 Support for national list and recommended list applications
  • AC5 Germplasm Provision
  • AC6 Fixed Payment Funding
  • AC7 Royalty Payments

Market context

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£120,000

Median of 2,338 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 833.3× the median.

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in the last 12 months

11

contracts awarded, worth £104,194,863 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    14 August 2026

  2. Contract

    3 August 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    16 March 2026

  4. Prior Information Notice

    16 April 2025

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