Grant & Scheme Engine
Scheme Engine: Features & Capabilities
Every capability in Scheme Engine, grouped by what it is for.
Scheme Engine carries 12 capabilities and 6 interactive tools. They are grouped below by what they are for rather than by which screen they live on, because the underlying record is shared.
Capabilities
What Scheme Engine does
Every capability below is built on the same underlying record, so entering something once is enough for it to appear wherever it is needed.
Record and plan
- Complete four-nation scheme catalogue with objectives, eligibility, rates and windows
- Eligibility engine keyed on business, holding, land parcel and enterprise data
- Rules-as-data architecture so a scheme change is a data update, not an engineering release
Operate and monitor
- Whole-farm income optimiser across scheme actions subject to caps and area limits
- Cross-scheme double-funding and permitted-stacking rule checking
- Application pre-fill from the platform land, cropping and livestock records
Comply and evidence
- Window opening and closing alerts with budget-fill gauge tracking
- Deadline calendar covering every application, claim and evidence date
- Agreement register with actions, areas, payment schedule and end dates
Analyse and improve
- Evidence requirement tracking per action with automatic assembly
- Payment reconciliation against the agreement and claim
- Appeals and dispute workflow with evidence pack assembly
In practice
Six things Scheme Engine changes on day one
None of these requires a new process. They all come from recording the work you already do, once, in a form the rest of the platform can use.
Complete four-nation scheme catalogue with
Complete four-nation scheme catalogue with objectives, eligibility, rates and windows.
Eligibility engine keyed on business
Eligibility engine keyed on business, holding, land parcel and enterprise data.
Rules-as-data architecture so a scheme
Rules-as-data architecture so a scheme change is a data update, not an engineering release.
Whole-farm income optimiser across scheme
Whole-farm income optimiser across scheme actions subject to caps and area limits.
Cross-scheme double-funding and permitted-stacking rule
Cross-scheme double-funding and permitted-stacking rule checking.
Application pre-fill from the platform
Application pre-fill from the platform land, cropping and livestock records.
Interactive
Tools you actually use, not screens you read
These are working interfaces inside the module — maps, calculators, planners and dashboards that respond to your own holding data.
Eligibility wizard returning every scheme the business qualifies for, ranked by value
Eligibility wizard returning every scheme the business qualifies for, ranked by value
WizardWhole-farm optimiser maximising income within caps, area limits and rotational rules
Whole-farm optimiser maximising income within caps, area limits and rotational rules
ToolWhich-scheme-pays-more comparator between competing options on the same land
Which-scheme-pays-more comparator between competing options on the same land
ToolLive budget-fill gauges with a closure risk indicator per scheme
Live budget-fill gauges with a closure risk indicator per scheme
GaugeDeadline countdown board across all four nations
Deadline countdown board across all four nations
DashboardPayment reconciliation report showing expected against received
Payment reconciliation report showing expected against received
ToolCompared
Where Agrivencia differs from what already exists
The UK already has strong point tools. What it does not have is one record spanning them, or one view spanning four nations. That gap is the entire proposition.
| Agrivencia | Single-purpose farm software | Government portals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covers all four nations | Yes, each as a first-class tenancy | Usually one nation | One administration each |
| One record across domains | Yes — 84 modules, one data spine | Within its own domain only | Within its own scheme only |
| Scheme rules held as data | Yes, updated the day rules change | Rarely | Authoritative but not reusable |
| Assurance evidence auto-assembled | Yes, from operational records | Partially, per scheme | Not applicable |
| Whole-farm income optimisation | Across schemes and nature markets together | No | No |
| Offline field capture | Yes, designed first | Varies | Generally no |
| Marketplace and commerce | Multivendor with verification and escrow | Separate platforms | Not applicable |
| Farmer-owned data export | Published charter, open formats | Varies considerably | Limited |
This comparison describes categories of product rather than named competitors, and reflects our own assessment. Any specific product should be evaluated on its current published capability.
Data model
What the module records, and how it connects
These are the entities the module maintains. Because they are shared across the platform rather than owned by one screen, a record created here is available everywhere it is relevant.
- Scheme
- Action
- Eligibility rule
- Payment rate
- Window
- Application
- Agreement
- Claim
- Evidence requirement
- Payment
- Appeal
Every entity carries a full audit trail and is exportable in open formats under the Farm Data Charter.
Questions answered
What people ask about Scheme Engine
Does this replace the software I already use?
Not necessarily. Agrivencia integrates with authoritative sources and mainstream packages rather than insisting on replacing them. Where an incumbent does one job well, the platform connects to it; where the job spans several systems and nobody does it, the platform does it.
Will it work where I have no signal?
Yes. Field capture in Scheme Engine is offline first, storing locally and synchronising when a connection returns. Only around a fifth of UK farms report reliable signal across the whole holding, so this is a design assumption rather than a feature.
What happens when the scheme rules change?
Scheme rules are held as data rather than code, so a rate change, a cap change or a window closure is a content update that takes effect the same day. The platform also alerts you to what the change does to your own position.
Who owns the data I put in?
You do. The Farm Data Charter gives you a complete export in open formats at any time, and every instance of data sharing requires an explicit, revocable consent that is visible in your account.
Does it work if I farm across a border?
Yes, and that is one of the main reasons the platform exists. A business with land in more than one nation sees one reconciled view rather than two portals, with obligations and deadlines from both administrations in a single calendar.
Can my agronomist or land agent use it too?
Yes. You grant scoped, time-limited access per holding and per module, and you can revoke it in one click. Advisers never get a shared password or a blanket view.
What is the biggest limitation of this module?
Abrupt mid-window scheme closure. Mitigated by budget-fill gauges and early warning. We would rather state that plainly than let you discover it after signing.
See Scheme Engine running on your own holding
Thirty minutes, using your parcels, your schemes and your enterprises rather than a sample farm. No obligation and no sales script — if it does not fit your business we will say so.
- Free tier available
- No card required
- Your data stays yours