Official UK procurement notice
2023-657 AHDB PR and Marketing services for Asia
Authority: AHDB
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision PR and Marketing services on behalf of AHDB (principally covering beef, lamb and pork, but also dairy products to a lesser extent) in Asia. The successful supplier/agency will be required to have the expertise and experience to identify the right priority markets and market segments, along with the ability to devise the best local strategy to achieve effective market growth in Asia. The successful supplier/agency must also have the language ability to converse in key target markets across Asia, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided. <br/>The Contract is expected to commence on 3rd June 2024. The initial Contract duration is for 2 years with the option to extend (1+1) via single fixed terms. Estimated value is up to £500k per annum.<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: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is a new procurement exercise covering the Asian market, and therefore there is…RenewalPublished value£2,000,000
This is a new procurement exercise covering the Asian market, and therefore there is no existing contract details that can be shared. The successful supplier/agency will work closely with the AHDB Exports team to agree and update on activity and provide the latest market intelligence and insights. As the successful supplier/agency will be principally engaged on the beef, lamb and pork sectors (and possibly dairy), knowledge of these sectors would be an advantage.<br/>AHDB requires the representative to provide a fully equipped and functioning office, including laptop, mobile phone and access to the internet in order to fulfil this contract.<br/>Asia is a key market for high quality British pork, lamb and beef. The market is currently being developed and is at various stages across different markets. Dairy products are currently sold into high end retails and valuable food service sectors.<br/>British beef, lamb, pork and dairy products are produced to the highest standards and are of the highest quality. AHDB is helping to develop an appetite for British meat and dairy products with wholesale, retail, and food service suppliers across Asia.<br/>Key markets include:<br/>
- China<br/>
- Japan<br/>Other markets to cover:<br/>
- Singapore<br/>
- Hong Kong<br/>
- Taiwan<br/>
- Philippines<br/>
- Vietnam<br/>
- Malaysia<br/>
- Korea<br/>Quality Meat and Dairy From Britain is actively used around the world to show off quality, as is the PGI West Country beef and West Country lamb. Pig meat is also sold under the “Red Tractor” logo.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
As per tender documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 1 Mar 2024, 09:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Mar 2024, 09:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C23407- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006613- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044483Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
Timeline
1 Mar 2024 → 3 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published1 Mar 2024, 09:20 GMT
- Submission deadline9 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defra Network eTendering PortalMediation body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.