Scope
Reference
CP2673-25
Description
Districts have been given the opportunity by the County Combined Authority (CCA), to extend Shared Prosperity Funded (SPF) projects for another year. West Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Mid Devon & East Devon have all committed funding to supporting farmers with Business & Innovation support. This will be a combination of the highly successful support delivered to farm businesses through the Future Farm Resilience Programme (FFR), which ended in March 2025, and the SPF Agri-Innovation Programme delivered in South Hams & West Devon in 2024/25. The Agri-Innovation element comprises the majority of the work, with a unique customer journey, methods of engagement and interaction which farmers already trust, the Farm Innovation Toolkit (developed by DCC & partners), and knowledge exchange via a close partnership between DCC staff and the Suppliers Agri-advisors. 50 farm businesses will be supported through Agri-Innovation (up to 15 hours of support) across West Devon, South Hams & Teignbridge and 30 farm businesses will receive Agri-Support (between 3 & 12 hours) across Mid Devon, East Devon & Teignbridge, in addition to events. There is a set amount of funding to deliver this based on previous delivery costs. Each area has its own budget and specific output and outcomes to be achieved.
SPF funding must be spent by 31st March 2026, so there is less than one year to deliver this programme, with exact project dates depending on when the funding is confirmed. It is unlikely that the project will be mobilised before end May 2025. Mobilisation will take at least a month and delivery needs to get underway as soon as possible and crucially start engaging farmers before their busy summer season. The districts are very keen that the programmes continue exactly as they have been run previously and that there is a minimal gap between the old & new programmes.
Contract 1. CP2673-25 SPF Agri-Support & Innovation
Supplier
Contract value
- £96,709 excluding VAT
- £116,050.80 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
8 July 2025
Contract dates
- 9 July 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 8 months, 23 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Contract locations
- UKK - South West (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
West Devon Business Information Point Ltd (BIP)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMDB-2577-JCCN
Jacob's Pool House, 11 West Street
Okehampton
EX20 1HQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. CP2673-25 SPF Agri-Support & Innovation
Contracting authority
Devon County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRC-4623-RJBH
County Hall
Exeter
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom
Contact name: Kiran Mysore Srikantaprasad
Telephone: +447423548751
Email: mskiran866@gmail.com
Website: https://www.devon.gov.uk
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government