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Published 18 May 2022, 08:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Marketing activities in Mexico covering Pork for AHDB

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Mexico (MX)
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2022awarded 3 Oct 2022
Awarded to Perez Vega Consulting
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 Oct 2025 · extension options published · starts 3 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AHDB recognise the need in Mexico for a social media marketing strategic approach in line with new goals, ambitions, as well as the business digital transformation aspiration. As this is a new market for AHDB, we require the agency to work closely alongside us to assist with development and implementation around clear KPIs performance responsibilities, reporting and digital support. As the contract progresses, the recommended KPIs and measures will be monitored to assess the effectiveness, these will form part of the contractual agreement and will be reviewed and possibly updated every six months depending on outcomes.

AHDB are looking to appoint an English/Spanish speaking Marketing partner to help us to:

  • Maximise and track engagement with AHDB’s core target audience social media
  • Encourage this target audience to make contact with AHDB for information and track their interaction with us on social media
  • Increase and track participation to our events
  • Reach out to the traditional trade media by releasing interesting and up to date Press Releases on our events, British Farming News and products.

The initial contract period will be for 1-year, estimated start date of 3rd October 2022 (indicative and subject to change), with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months each.

It is preferable that the supplier is based or has a commercial office in Mexico

CPV: Advertising services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Our focus is on growing our profile, reach and reputation, building awareness of…AwardedRenewal 3 yrs

Our focus is on growing our profile, reach and reputation, building awareness of British high-quality pork in Mexico. We want to continuously improve how we curate content across our digital marketing channels (Facebook & LinkedIn) to enable effective communication about the breath of our work.

  • Identify opportunities for paid promotion through all social media channels
  • Identify audiences & targeting opportunities
  • Create & deliver a successful Social Media Content and Advertising Strategy
  • Ad budgeting & goal setting
  • Ad creation - for remarketing, brand awareness, event promotion, newsletter subscription, etc…
  • Day to day campaign management
  • Monthly Reporting, forecasting & budget spend
  • Offer advice & guidance for sponsored (boosted) ads
  • Social media paid ad marketing to include: Facebook & LinkedIn
Contract period: 3 Oct 2022 – 3 Oct 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: Mexico (MX) · Mexico
Extensions: Initial contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 1+1. Extensions will be reviewed on an annual basis where new KPI targets will be set and agreed between both partiesVariant 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: 60Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Pricing: 60
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Pricing: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
18 May 2022, 08:35 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2022, 11:55 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
2021-546
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029567
Classification (CPV)
Advertising servicesMarketing services
Delivery area
Mexico (MX)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033a5b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Procurement Manager

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
7 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Jul 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jul 2022 → 20 Oct 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Jul 2022, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Oct 2022, 11:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2022, 11:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Perez Vega ConsultingSMEDigital Marketing activities in Mexico£180,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Digital Marketing activities in Mexico · Perez Vega ConsultingSME

    Signed
    3 Oct 2022
    Value
    £180,000
    Period
    … – 3 Oct 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AHDB

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawAgriculture and Horticulture Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, West Midlands, CV8 2LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DefraMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria