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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£406,000Add to pipeline

Provision of Hive Side Training

Awarded to The Bee Farmers Association Ltd

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY(buyer)

Published
Published 26 September 2025
Deadline
Closed 14 November 2025
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Overview

The Animal and Plant Health Agency awarded The Bee Farmers Association Ltd a contract worth £406,000 to deliver hive side training across three regions (North of England and Midlands, South of England, and Wales) as part of the Healthy Bees Plan. The contractor will train intermediate hobbyist beekeepers to recognize pests and diseases and implement good husbandry practices, with the contract commencing 9 January 2026.

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Lots (3)

  • Lot 1: North of England and Midlands

    Provision of hive side training in the North of England and Midlands.

    £406,000Won by The Bee Farmers Association Ltd

  • Lot 2: South of England.

    Provision of hive side training in the South of England.

    £406,000Won by The Bee Farmers Association Ltd

  • Lot 3 Wales

    Provision of hive side training in Wales

    £406,000Won by The Bee Farmers Association Ltd

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£406,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
26 September 2025
Questions by
7 November 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Bee-keeping machineryAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesAgricultural servicesServices incidental to agricultural productionSpecialist training servicesVocational training servicesIndustrial and technical training servicesTechnical training services+1 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£406,000
Award date
19 December 2025
Contract period
1 January 2026 → 30 November 2026
Contract length
11 months
Could run to
30 November 2030
Bids received
1
Winner
  • The Bee Farmers Association Ltd

This contract ends on 30 November 2026, or 30 November 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

The Bee Farmers Association Ltd

Based in
Aylesbury
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

Open and restricted tenders in Agricultural machinery drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 24% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 50% · Quality 50%

  • Technical50%
  • Commercial50%

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Market context

Typical award in Agricultural machinery

£69,950

Median of 390 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 5.8× the median.

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY in the last 12 months

76

contracts awarded, worth £86,055,206 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    19 January 2026

  2. Contract

    19 December 2025

  3. Tender Update

    27 October 2025

  4. Tender Update

    26 September 2025

  5. Contract Notice

    26 September 2025

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