Notice Information
Notice Title
Quality Meat Scotland - Provision of Event Management Services
Notice Description
QMS seeks to appoint an event management company to provide full service event support for domestic and European shows to ensure the best possible outcome for our three industry brands: Scotch Beef GI, Scotch Lamb GI and Specially Selected Pork.
Lot Information
Lot 1
QMS seeks to appoint an event management company to provide full service event support for domestic and European shows to ensure the best possible outcome for our three industry brands: Scotch Beef GI, Scotch Lamb GI and Specially Selected Pork.
Renewal: yearly for a maximum of 4 consecutive years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d80d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070106-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £760,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £760,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Oct 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Dec 20253 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 16 weeks prior to current contract ending
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Karen Kerr
- Contact Email
- karenkerr@qmscotland.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1315107926
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9DQ
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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