Scope
Reference
ID 6020932
Description
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), are seeking to appoint a Supplier to design, administer and deliver the professional support element of the Horticulture Pilot Scheme, an initiative which aims to stimulate growth within Northern Ireland’s (NI’s) horticulture industry. The Pilot Horticulture Scheme is a key component of DAERA’s Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP), which encompasses a range of strategic measures designed to support the long-term development and sustainability of the production horticulture industry in Northern Ireland. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the deliverables and requirements of this contract. Neither CPD nor the Buyer can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract.
Contract 1. ID 6020932 DAERA - CAFRE - Horticulture Pilot Scheme
Supplier
Contract value
- £5,020,000 excluding VAT
- £6,028,800 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
9 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
9 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 18 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
20 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 23 February 2026 to 30 April 2030
- Possible extension to 30 April 2031
- 5 years, 2 months, 6 days
Description of possible extension:
CAFRE reserve the right to extend the contract for an additional fifth year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Information about tenders
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
RSK ADAS Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQCY-9477-PLDH
Spring Lodge
Helsby
WA6 0AR
United Kingdom
Email: tendernotices@adas.co.uk
Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. ID 6020932 DAERA - CAFRE - Horticulture Pilot Scheme
Contracting authority
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCL-3331-QQMP
Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy Road
Antrim
BT41 4PS
United Kingdom
Region: UKN0D - Antrim and Newtownabbey
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Supplies & Service Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: 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
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast