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Published 25 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2025-768 Representation in the Netherlands principally covering Beef and Lamb markets

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Netherlands (NL)Netherlands (NL1)Netherlands (NL2)
+2 moreNetherlands (NL3)Netherlands (NL4)
Published estimate£566,666≈ £283k / year · £680,000 inc. VAT25% below final estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026awarded 20 Feb 2026
Awarded to Green Seed Netherlands2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The AHDB representative requirements for the selected markets include, but not limited to:

  • Liaise effectively with the UK and French based AHDB Export teams by regular telephone, email and face-to-face communication. This may require foreign travel to AHDB Head Office or major food events (e.g. SIAL Paris, Anuga Cologne) for meetings. The total number of face-to-face meetings, including at events, is expected to be a minimum of three per year
  • Establish a detailed understanding of the market opportunity, including a breakdown of sales and marketing potential by channel and product sector, and an identified list of development target customers.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with UK beef and lamb exporters, agents, representatives and in-market importers, distributors, food service operators and retailers. As appropriate, work jointly with these contacts to successfully deliver promotional activities
  • Create and expand the commercial platform for AHDB as a British Meat Exporter. This includes close liaison with Dutch retailers and distributors. We expect the engagement of at least one new active importer of British beef and lamb each financial year .
  • Development and delivery of a yearly activity plan, following agreement with AHDB assigned Manager. This must show the nature of activity and timings, along with provisional costs.

Contract start date is 1st April 2026 with an initial 2 year, then options to extend by 1+1

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£566,666
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £566,666 exc. VAT · £680,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Netherlands (NL)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1+1

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality & Price: 75%
  • Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality & Price: Quality/Technical 75% Cost 25%
  • Price: 25% Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2029
First published
25 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 11:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Feb 2026
Authority reference
2025-768
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076957
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Marketing services
Delivery area in notice
Netherlands (NL)Netherlands (NL1)Netherlands (NL2)Netherlands (NL3)Netherlands (NL4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e897 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defra Group eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published336 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by288 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline281 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by251 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent249 days ago
    20 Feb 2026
  6. Standstill ends237 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 11:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Nov 2025, 15:27 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 11:59 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £425,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Green Seed NetherlandsNetherlands representative for beef and lamb markets on behalf of AHDB1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 25 Jan 2029Extensions: 1+1£425,000same award published again · counted once20 Feb 2026standstill to 3 Mar 2026Standstill
Green Seed Netherlands£425,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • 2025-768 Representation in the Netherlands principally covering beef and lamb markets on behalf of AHDB · Green Seed Netherlands

    Signed
    12 Mar 2026
    Value
    £425,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1+1

    No agreed KPIs: Under £5 million and therefore not required

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4SUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Green Seed NetherlandsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRRG-4956-JPNT B.V, of Printerweg, Amersfoort, NL, 36 3821 AD, NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender