AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board awarded a direct, below-threshold services contract to BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE) for a programme including a roundtable, webinar and publication on the evidence base for red and processed meat in UK dietary guidance.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 9 October 2026, with delivery running from 15 October 2026 to 1 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £72,500 net (£87,000 gross) specialist evidence-engagement services contract awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £72,500 net (£87,000 gross); no supplier-level allocation was separately published. GBP · verified; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00898651. Supplier verification matched company number 00898651 to verified company name BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE). Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and gives the overall contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; published 13 October 2026.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£72,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 72500 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£87,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 87000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published value is for contract 1 and is not separately allocated by lot or supplier.
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The source provides one contract value, one award and one supplier, but no lot-level value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence1 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-10-01T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished: 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProgramme of work supporting a balanced, evidence-based discussion of red and processed meat in UK dietary guidance.
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Tender description.
Planned activities
99% confidenceReview current evidence, identify agreement, uncertainty and evidence gaps, and deliver a roundtable, webinar and publication.
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Tender title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 77100000 — Agricultural services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery geography
99% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information was supplied beyond the stated direct, without-competition method.
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Published record contains no bid count, evaluation results or competing suppliers.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 1 October 2027
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provision is published in the supplied record.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route rather than a competed tender.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe published net contract value is £72,500 for the approximately 11.5-month term.
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Contract value.amount is £72,500 and period runs from 15 October 2026 to 1 October 2027.
Supplier positioning
98% confidenceThe selected supplier is recorded as both an SME and VCSE in the published notice.
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Supplier details identify scale "sme" and vcse true.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date disclosure
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award-decision date is provided.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied beyond total net and gross contract values.
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No pricing schedule, rate card, milestone values or lot-level allocation is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not state an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no title, description or separately stated value.
- No bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, bidder identities or award rationale is published.
- No extension, renewal or variation provisions are published.
- No detailed pricing or deliverable schedule is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
AHDBBRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE)red and processed meatUK dietary guidancedirect awardevidence reviewwebinarroundtable
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the AHDB contract on red and processed meat evidence?
BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION (THE), verified against company number 00898651.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £72,500 excluding VAT and £87,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 15 October 2026 to 1 October 2027 and was signed on 9 October 2026.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice states that it was a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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