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Published 6 Dec 2024, 11:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Representation work on behalf of AHDB covering the Belgium market (principally for beef and lamb)

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£390,000≈ £130k / year
Submissions closed 22 Jan 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Agency/Representative to work for AHDB by developing awareness of British beef, lamb and pork products in Belgium. The successful agency/representative must be based or have a commercial office in Belgium. AHDB works to develop awareness of British beef, lamb and pork products, based around its ‘Quality meat/beef/lamb/pork from Britain’ branding. To support this, AHDB requires the delivery of a comprehensive business development, marketing and communication plan, in both in the food service sector and in the retail sector . <br/>Closing date for this tender opportunity is NOON on the 22nd January 2025<br/>Initial contract is for 1 year with options to extend by 1+1<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.

CPV: Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Belgium
Extensions: 1 year contract with 1+1 options to extendVariant 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: 85%Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85
  • Price: 15
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    As per tender documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
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
6 Dec 2024, 11:28 GMT
Last source update
6 Dec 2024, 11:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
2024-694
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039397
Classification (CPV)
Public relations services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c2e9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT

Timeline

6 Dec 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Dec 2024, 11:28 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    22 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AHDB (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawAgriculture 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.