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title: "Food and Drink SME Marketing and Communications Insight"
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# Food and Drink SME Marketing and Communications Insight

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e7a607ee-2b90-48e3-8476-e90b5a64b7c5

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Food and Drink SME Marketing and Communications Insight" was conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, focusing on marketing services within the food and drink sector. The procurement used an open procedure and has reached the award stage, with active contracts valued at £16,000. The contract period commenced on 13th March 2017 and concluded on 3rd April 2017. The procurement involved services aimed at enhancing the confidence of food and drink SMEs to export, through qualitative marketing insights and testing key messages across various regions, including the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories.

This opportunity is particularly well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in marketing, communications, market research, and environmental services. Businesses that can provide innovative marketing strategies tailored to food and drink SMEs will find significant prospects for growth here, given the emphasis on regional marketing and the potential for impactful communication campaigns. Companies registered on the Bravo portal for Defra can directly engage with this contract for potential collaborations or service provision.

## Notice

1. Provide qualitative marketing and communications insight on food and drink SMEs confidence to export that can be used to develop key message and evaluate campaign communications, marketing and events activity. 2. Provide platforms to test key messages to tackle perceived barriers over the country through marketing and communications. 3. Provide food and drink SME insight of businesses located in different regions and throughout the devolved administrations to produce targeted nation/regional-specific marketing and communications/events. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e8e0b6e-6403-4a2f-9ca9-d03cbfdde534 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 13 Mar 2017 - 3 Apr 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RESEARCH WORKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 72212500 - Communication and multimedia software development services
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2017 at 13:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e8e0b6e-6403-4a2f-9ca9-d03cbfdde534

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e8e0b6e-6403-4a2f-9ca9-d03cbfdde534
  12th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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