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AHDB Export Development Programme 26-27

Department for Business and Trade

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13 Oct 2026 at 10:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned an export development programme to support growth, resilience and diversification in UK meat and dairy exports. The work is targeted at priority “Gold Campaign” export markets and is intended to improve exporters’ readiness and resilience, identify new commercial opportunities and maintain strategically important trading relationships. The requirement is classified as event services, although the programme’s wider export-development purpose is the defining scope. Delivery is across priority export markets, with the award listing the United Kingdom as its delivery location. The buyer’s objectives include generating growth across the UK and supporting the meat and dairy industry’s export activity.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The award was made through a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026 and runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT (£48,000 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as a single lot. The available evaluation information does not set out award criteria or a competitive assessment; the stated route was direct award without competition. The selected supplier is a large organisation, and its contract is active.

This award shows demand for a targeted, market-focused export development programme serving the UK meat and dairy sector, rather than general event provision alone. A credible future competitor would need to understand the industry’s export priorities and be able to improve exporter readiness and resilience, support diversification, identify commercial opportunities in priority overseas markets and contribute to maintaining important trading relationships. The work is focused on the buyer’s Gold Campaign markets and the sector’s export-growth objectives, so relevant market knowledge and the ability to deliver activity across those priorities would be central. The buyer used a direct award without competition for this requirement, and the selected provider was a large industry development board.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AHDB Export Development Programme 26-27

Notice Description

BIST requires the delivery of a targeted programme of export development activity across priority Gold Campaign markets during 2026-27 to support the growth, resilience and diversification of the UK meat and dairy industry exports. The requirement supports BIST's objectives to drive good growth that is felt in every part of the United Kingdom and maintain strategically important trading relationships, improve exporter readiness and resilience, and identify new commercial opportunities in priority export markets.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078639
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096390-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Further Information

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