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Published 1 Apr 2022, 10:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Marketing & Social Media activities in the US, covering Beef, Lamb and Pork

Official notice

Authority: AHDB·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: United States (US)
Published estimate£210,000≈ £70k / year
Submissions closed 5 May 2022
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Alteration to closing date: Now 16th May at midday, changed from 5th May 2022. AHDB recognise the need in the North America region for a digital review and a Social Media marketing strategic approach in line with new goals, ambitions, as well as the business digital transformation aspiration. AHDB require the agency to work closely alongside us to assist with development and implementation around clear KPIs performance responsibilities, reporting and digital support.

The Service

MEAT: - Our focus is on growing our profile, reach and reputation, building awareness of British high quality meat in the US market, and driving relevant and engaged traffic to our website

www.meattheukexporters.com ↗. We want to continuously improve how we curate content across our social media channels (Facebook & Instagram, and possibly to consider LinkedIn) to enable effective communication about the breath of our work.

The contract is for one year +1+1

Value is £70,000 per annum, a possible £210,000 if all extensions are taken up, exclusive of VAT

CPV: Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AHDB are looking to appoint a Marketing partner to help us to:Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£210,000

AHDB are looking to appoint a Marketing partner to help us to:

  • Maximise and track engagement with AHDB’s core target audience on social media
  • Encourage this target audience to make contact with AHDB for information and track their interaction with 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 will be for 1 year with the option to extend 1+1

Contract period: 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: United States (US) · United States of America
Extensions: Initial contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months eachVariant bids: allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
1 Apr 2022, 10:01 BST
Last source update
5 May 2022, 08:48 BST
Award evaluation window
5 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
2021-547
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011591
Classification (CPV)
Marketing services
Delivery area
United States (US)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0328e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As mentioned within the specification

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
5 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 May 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    5 May 2022, 08:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    5 May 2022, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    5 May 2022, 08:48 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Text1.4 · 11—AHDB recognise the need in the North America region for a digital review and a Social Media marketing strategic approach in line with new goals, ambitions, as well as the business digital transformation aspiration. AHDB require the agency to work closely alongside us to assist with development and implementation around clear KPIs performance responsibilities, reporting and digital support. The Ser…
—DateIV.2.2 · IV5 May 202216 May 2022+11 d

AHDB recognise the need in the North America region for a digital review and a Social Media marketing strategic approach in line with new goals, ambitions, as well as the business digital transformation aspiration. AHDB require the agency to work closely alongside us to assist with development and implementation around clear KPIs performance responsibilities, reporting and digital support. The Ser…

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

AHDB

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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