Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Food and Drink Export Consultancy
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is to establish a framework to appoint up to six suppliers to deliver Specialist Food and Drink Export Consultancy and Trade Development Visits. Successful suppliers will deliver specialist export advisory support to Welsh-based food and drink business to develop their international sales, and to help maximise their chances of export success.
- No preliminary market engagement: The authority considered that publishing a separate PME Notice would not have added value because the engagement was targeted and sufficient information on the procurement approach will be provided in the Tender Notice.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 6 bids received (1.0 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
The requirement is to establish a framework agreement to appoint up to six suppliers on a call off basis to fulfil Specialist Food and Drink Export Consultancy and Trade Development Visits contracts. Successful suppliers will deliver specialist export advisory support to Welsh-based food and drink business to develop their international sales, and to help maximise their chances of export success.
The six successful suppliers will be effectively ranked, with the highest scoring bidder being ranked first and the second highest scoring bidder will be ranked second, this will apply to all six successful bidders. Contracts with estimated values of up to £7,500 will be awarded by direct award. This will be on a rota basis starting with the highest scoring successful tenderer. The next contract will be offered to the second highest scoring tenderer and so on. For Contracts with estimated values above £7,500 (excluding VAT) will be subject to a mini competition and all successful tenderers will be invited. The mini competitions will be evaluated using specific evaluation criteria along with the scoring methodology adopted at framework level.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£520,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Cost
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Specialist Food and Drink Export Consultancy” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 19:33 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
C014/2026/2027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066995- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc4fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
E-Tender Information:
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
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- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_63697 and itt_126030
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Please note that the Client may utilise EU finding in respect of the Contract. As a result, the successful Bidder will be required to manage finances and records so as to comply with EU audit requirements.
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 23 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published99 days ago15 Jul 2026, 19:33 BST
- Clarification questions by77 days ago6 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends70 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown13 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by62 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent41 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 days ago23 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
- Standstill ends28 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 19:33 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 20:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Sept 2026, 10:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2026, 14:15 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Provide eTender access information.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 15 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIC InnovationSME, Kinetic Cube Ltd SME, LANDSKER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTDSME, PS8 LtdSME, Strategem (Scotland) LtdSME, Structural Change and InnovationSME24 Sept 2026 – 23 Sept 2029 · up to 23 Sept 2030Extensions: 1 year option to extend | £520,000 | 11 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Specialist Food and Drink Export Consultancy · BIC InnovationSME, Kinetic Cube Ltd SME, LANDSKER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTDSME, PS8 LtdSME, Strategem (Scotland) LtdSME, Structural Change and InnovationSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £520,000
- Period
- 24 Sept 2026 – 23 Sept 2029 · up to 23 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for one additional year.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- BIC Innovation LtdFramework contractor
- Kinetic Cube Ltd Framework contractor
- Landsker Business SolutionsFramework contractor
- PS8 LtdFramework contractor
- Strategem (Scotland) Ltd Framework contractor
- Structural Change and Innovation LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender