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Published 15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AHDB In-Market representative for Asia (covering Dairy products)

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£333,333≈ £82k / year
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2024
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 9 Jul 2028 · starts 10 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an in-market representative for Asia (covering Dairy products). The successful representative will be required to deliver an agreed strategy, including delivering agreed promotions and events, an online and social media channel strategy, and connections and networking with potential customers and exporters for British Dairy. The aim is to increase awareness to help drive value and volume sales, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided.

CPV: Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an… 4 yrs 1 moPublished value£333,333

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an in-market representative for Asia (covering Dairy products).. The successful representative will be required to deliver an agreed strategy, including delivering agreed promotions and events, an online and social media channel strategy, and connections and networking with potential customers and exporters for British Dairy. The aim is to increase awareness to help drive value and volume sales, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided. Estimated value is £100k per annum but this could change over the course of the contract.<br/>The Contract is expected to commence on the 6th June 2024. The initial Contract duration is 2 years (with a break clause after year one if required) with the options to extend 1+1 via single terms. The extension may be a full or part time position depending on the requirements of AHDB and therefore we would like to be upfront and transparent about that at the beginning of this process.<br/>The electronic address at which the Procurement Documents have been made directly available by AHDB by electronic means is defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal.

Contract period: 10 Jun 2024 – 9 Jul 2028 (4 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: UK · Asia
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 75%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 75
  • Price: 25
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per specification documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT
Last source update
15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
2023-677
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008296
Classification (CPV)
Marketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0448db Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment
Performance terms

As per specification documents

Publisher note: The successful representative will be required to cover market development work in the dairy sector in Asia. Knowledge of the wider gastronomy, retail and foodservice sectors would be an advantage as well as some of the key markets in the region.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST

Timeline

15 Mar 2024 → 10 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    22 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    10 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AHDB (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawAgriculture and Horticulture Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, UK, CV3 4SUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.