UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The stand is required for AHDB’s attendance at Anuga 2023, and the possible contact extension to cover the same service for AHDB attendance at SIAL Paris 2024. <br/>Anuga is a biannual event held in Cologne, German in October. It attracts nearly 8,000 exhibitors, more than 169,000 international trade visitors from 201 countries and has a gross exhibition space of 284,000 m2. <br/>Taking place on 07 - 11 OCTOBER 2023, the venue for the event is Koelnmesse GmbH, Messepl. 1, 50679 Köln, Germany. <br/>The main objective of the stand is to highlight the quality of British meat supplied by our exporters/co-exhibitors. Giving the audience the opportunity to see and taste the product and our co-exhibitors the opportunity to meet with new and existing clients. <br/>The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, production, construction, dismantling and disposal of the stand, along with any AV requirements and any other associated production services.<br/>There is an option to extend to cover SIAL 2024<br/>Suppliers must be able to communicate in English and German.

The USA is a key target market for high quality dairy products (especially Cheese) into the retail and foodservice sectors. British dairy products are produced to the highest standards and are of the highest quality. The successful representative will be responsible for delivering 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. It is preferred that the supplier/agency is located or has a commercial office in the USA.<br/>The successful representative will be expected to:<br/><br/>• Liaise closely with the AHDB Dairy Exports team, to agree and update on activity and provide the latest market intelligence and insights <br/>• Identify and develop priority markets (East coast, West coast or specific states for dairy products)<br/>• Effectively maintain and build new relationships with relevant contacts in the US . Where appropriate, work jointly with them to increase market exposure and demand for British dairy products.<br/>• Devise and implement effective local strategies to promote British dairy products aimed at increasing awareness and brand loyalty.<br/>• Devise and help implement online and social media strategy in conjunction with AHDB Dairy & a social media company to raise awareness of British Dairy products.<br/>• Support in-market exhibition activity. <br/>• Liaise with AHDB staff in areas such as media, PR, digital.<br/>Value of the contract is £70k per annum (which includes £10k marketing spend).

AHDB wish to procure pig farm physical data gathered from across Great Britain to then be able to provide the pig industry with:<br/>• Independent and publicly available snapshot of the physical performance of GB pig enterprises<br/>• Monitored trends in the efficiency and performance of GB pig farming and comparisons to international competitors.<br/>• A source of key physical performance indicators for levy payers to benchmark against.<br/>• Identified key technical topics that we understand to be affecting levy payers.<br/>• Analysis of pig enterprise data providing insight of key enterprise drivers and feed in to AHDB strategy, R&D (Research & Development) and KT (Knowledge Transfer) activity.<br/>Closing date Noon on 24th October 2023, £96k inc VAT per annum

The core requirement is to build a fully functioning digital data hub for the UK Cereals and Oilseeds sector allowing data to be shared both up and down supply chains, including replacing the current paper grain passports in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Beyond this the data hub must be flexible enough to capture additional data over and above the core passport data, as required by industry and allow it to be accessed by others in the supply chain

AHDB would like to procure a social media partner to deliver its domestic, consumer-facing ‘always-on’ social media activity, to help us creatively achieve our goals, whilst complying with legal obligations, and ensuring the best return on our levy payers’ money.<br/><br/>The current brands are as follows:<br/>• We Eat Balanced (‘We’ will change to ‘Let’s’ Dec 2023)<br/>• Love Pork<br/>• Simply Beef & Lamb<br/><br/>However, there’s potential for social media needs to change over time, depending on developing business requirements.<br/>The electronic address at which the Procurement Documents have been made directly available by AHDB by electronic means is https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal.

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of Office and window cleaning services. The successful supplier will be required to deliver all cleaning tasks (core and optional requirements as described in detail within the Specification of Requirements) and the provision of cleaning equipment required to perform the duties, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided. AHDB will provide the cleaning materials for this contract (apart from what is required for the window cleaning aspect). This will be a 2 year initial contract with the option to extend by 1+1+1. Suppliers may access the documents by the following link, https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal. <br/>The contract is due to start on the 1st April 2024.

The role of AHDB is to help improve the efficiency and competitiveness of various agriculture sectors within the UK (livestock (cattle, sheep and pigs) in England; milk in Great Britain; and cereals and oilseeds in the UK). <br/>AHDB recognises that the environment, climate change and sustainability are critically important to the future of the agricultural industry and society as a whole. Livestock sectors are under pressure from messages to eat less meat and dairy and arable farmers are having to adjust where changes in terms of use of fertilisers, chemical pest and disease control and methods of production may occur. Additionally, farmers are having to respond to both Governmental and industry-led Net Zero targets for the sector, as well as a changing landscape for agricultural support schemes with a focus on delivering environmental benefits.<br/>The AHDB Board believes that AHDB has a vital role to play in supporting its levy payers on these critical issues and providing whatever independent information, advice and practical support is not available elsewhere. <br/>AHDB are seeking a partner to help deliver their work on the environment across all 4 sectors during a critical period for the farming community.

AHDB 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 https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal.

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.

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of an AHDB In-Market representative for the GCC (covering Dairy products). The successful supplier 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.<br/>Estimated annual contract value is £100k<br/>The Contract is expected to commence on 5th 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 https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome. This is AHDB’s e-Sourcing portal.

AHDB is looking to procure a supplier(s) to provide cereals and oilseeds crop harvest, planting, and crop development reporting across the season. The information needs to inform growers, grain traders, processors, industry stakeholders and other interested parties about planting progress/intentions, condition, development, and harvest progress at set points in time during the season. <br/><br/>AHDB requires suppliers to source data and intelligence from a range of different sources. Our current methodology for crop reporting is based on a network of independent agronomists but we are open to suggestions for alternative provision.<br/><br/>We have split the requirement across three lots and will award either multiple suppliers or a single supplier depending on the evaluation outcome of tenders received. Each of these Lots have associated milestones and KPI’s.<br/>• Lot 1 - Harvest progression reporting <br/>• Lot 2 - Planting intentions and progress <br/>• Lot 3 - Crop development and condition (winter and spring)

Interpreting Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Scanning Data to Assess Above and Below Ground Carbon (AGC/BGC) for Hedgerows and Trees and Run-off Risk Mapping on Farms in GB.

For this tender, AHDB are seeking partner/s to provide LIDAR scanning services to inform the assessment of above ground biomass and carbon, and hydrological run-off risk for between 120 and 200 farms across Great Britain. Farm recruitment for participation in this project is currently underway hence exact numbers of farms and their location cannot be confirmed at this stage. Most farms will be mixed farms with two or more enterprise types. Uncropped land such as woodland will also be included.

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision Venue Finding services. The successful supplier will be required to deliver venue quotes with clear costs, offer bill-back services, best-negotiated rates and varied options of locations/venues. AHDB work on various events, so the selected agency must have the ability to provide large and small venues. Bill back services can be up to £80,000 per event, so the agency must have the financial capability to facilitate this and the selected agency need to generate their commission from the venues and not charge AHDB for their service, as well as ensuring value for money for levy payers is provided.

AHDB would like to develop a consumer segmentation to underpin the future AHDB strategy and inform upcoming marketing activities. The segmentation needs to be based on actual purchasing behaviour as well as attitudes and should work across multiple AHDB sectors (detailed in objectives). The aim of the segmentation is to allow AHDB to have a common ‘language’ for all sectors and a way of targeting consumers more efficiently, beyond just simple demographics.

AHDB is undertaking environmental baselining work on a network of farms comprising approximately 170 farms across GB where it aims to establish a net carbon balance, taking account of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration (above and below ground) and capture a range of metrics of relevance to evaluating natural capital and monitoring the environmental impact of different land management approaches. <br/>For this tender, AHDB are seeking a partner to provide soil sampling and analysis services to inform the assessment of:<br/>a) soil carbon stocks <br/>b) soil nutrients, texture and biological indicators<br/>on approximately 170 farms across Great Britain. The distribution of these farms is provisionally as follows; England 125, Wales 10, and Scotland 35. Soil nutrients are included, not only to inform nutrient status in terms of soil health and relate to carbon stocks but also to inform the risk of runoff when combined with LIDAR generated run-off risk maps.

AHDB requires one or more suppliers to deliver carbon audits and accompanying action plans for its Environment Baselining Pilot. AHDB are seeking suppliers who are able to provide consultants that have experience in delivering whole business carbon audits on a range of farming businesses including, but not limited to, the four levy sectors supported by AHDB/QMS namely, Dairy, Beef and Lamb, Cereals and Oilseeds, and Pork. (Supplier/tenderer: the organisation with which AHDB contracts and is responsible for managing the delivery of the services by the Consultants as described in this document. Consultants: these are individuals which are managed by the suppliers and are responsible for delivering the audits and action plans as described.) <br/>Closing date is NOON 21st November 2024

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Supplier for the provision of a PR and Event Agency in the food sector (Paris region). <br/>required from the successful supplier mainly for the events below:<br/>Top Pros – occurs once a year in October, with the aim at inviting head butchers from supermarkets, who sell St George lamb and organise in-store activities/activations.<br/>Escoffier – an exclusive culinary event organised by the Disciples Escoffier International. Example of tasks would be drafting and creating press kits and press releases, drafting and creating invitations, distribution and follow-up/confirmation, establishing press files and identifying influencers etc.