Awarded contract

Provision of Hive Side Training

Details

Supplier(s)
Bee Farmers Association Ltd
Value
£406,000
Duration
11 months
Topic
Bee-keeping machinery
Published
19 December 2025

Tender description

Provision of Hive Side Training as part of the Healthy Bees Plan. Through the provision of hive side training the awarded contractor will provide training to intermediate hobbyist beekeepers to teach beekeepers how to recognise pests and diseases and ensure good husbandry practices. The requirement is separated into three lots covering three regions: Lot 1: North of England and Midlands. Lot 2: South of England. Lot 3: Wales Note on start date: the contract start date was 9/1/26 ## Contract award Title: Provision of Hive Side Training Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1: North of England and Midlands - Lot 2: Lot 2: South of England. - Lot 3: Lot 3 Wales

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published19 December 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date19 December 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 November 2026in 3 weeks

About the buyer

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). APHA also works on behalf of the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Goods, services and works are acquired by competition, with single-tender contracts limited to exceptional cases. Larger purchases need procurement strategy approval from Defra's sponsor team once APHA passes its delegated authority limit.

Over the past 5 years, most of APHA's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

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