Notice Information
Notice Title
PR and Event agency in the food sector (Paris region)
Notice Description
AHDB require a new contract with a PR and Event agency, focusing on the food sector in the Paris region.<br/><br/>The agency will be responsible for assisting AHDB in the organisation of 3 main events:<br/><br/>* Top Pros (for Head butchers)<br/>* Vintage beef/lamb events <br/>* Escoffier for Chefs and Colmar Frais for food service<br/>* Also support for some smaller events will be required on top of the above three categories<br/><br/>The agency will need to provide AHDB with communication opportunities with major trade magazines and newspapers, plus helping with the drafting of articles and creating advertisements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
AHDB require a new contract with a PR and Event agency, focusing on the food sector in the Paris region.
The agency will be responsible for assisting AHDB in the organisation of 3 main events:
* Top Pros (for Head butchers)
* Vintage beef/lamb events
* Escoffier for Chefs and Colmar Frais for food service
* Also support for some smaller events will be required on top of the above three categories
The agency will need to provide AHDB with communication opportunities with major trade magazines and newspapers, plus helping with the drafting of articles and creating advertisements.
The objective for this tender is to communicate on the assets of British beef and lamb, with the ability to target all protagonists of the meat sector in France, this includes the likes of:
* Head butchers
* Wholesalers
* Buyers
* Chefs
* Food service
This will be achieved through a comprehensive strategy, using a mix of publications, events and influence.
Renewal: Yearly renewals if required
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b487
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007750-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79416000 - Public relations services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £733,333 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £7,333,333 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Yearly extension options available
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sarah Waters
- Contact Email
- procurement@ahdb.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV3 4SU
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Cubbington & Leek Wootton
- Westminster Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
Further Information
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