Official UK procurement notice
AHDB In-Market representative for Asia (covering Dairy products)
Authority: AHDB
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an in-market representative for Asia (covering Dairy products). The successful representative will be required to deliver an agreed strategy, including delivering agreed promotions and events, an online and social media channel strategy, and connections and networking with potential customers and exporters for British Dairy. The aim is to increase awareness to help drive value and volume sales, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided.
CPV: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an…Published value£333,333
AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an in-market representative for Asia (covering Dairy products).. The successful representative will be required to deliver an agreed strategy, including delivering agreed promotions and events, an online and social media channel strategy, and connections and networking with potential customers and exporters for British Dairy. The aim is to increase awareness to help drive value and volume sales, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided. Estimated value is £100k per annum but this could change over the course of the contract.<br/>The Contract is expected to commence on the 6th June 2024. The initial Contract duration is 2 years (with a break clause after year one if required) with the options to extend 1+1 via single terms. The extension may be a full or part time position depending on the requirements of AHDB and therefore we would like to be upfront and transparent about that at the beginning of this process.<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.
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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 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: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 75
- Price: 25
- Suitability
As per specification documents
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2023-677- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008296- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per specification documents
Publisher note: The successful representative will be required to cover market development work in the dairy sector in Asia. Knowledge of the wider gastronomy, retail and foodservice sectors would be an advantage as well as some of the key markets in the region.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
Timeline
15 Mar 2024 → 10 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published15 Mar 2024, 08:18 GMT
- Submission deadline22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts10 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.