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title: "Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000534659"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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buyer: "QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND"
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# Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors

Buyer: QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000534659

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## Summary

Quality Meat Scotland is seeking tenders for the "Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors," aimed at enhancing in-store presence and marketing efforts. This procurement falls under the services category, governed by an open procedure, and is located in Ingliston, UK. The tender period concluded on 9 April 2018, following which the tender evaluation took place. The contract, valued at £120,000, was awarded on 30 April 2018, with the contract commencement date set for 1 May 2018, and includes expectations for high-quality service delivery by the appointed supplier.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for marketing agencies and firms specialising in retail promotions, sampling, and brand ambassador services within the food industry. Businesses that can demonstrate experience in red meat promotions, effective account management, and a strong track record of executing in-store campaigns will be particularly well-suited to participate. Given the focus on quality service delivery and innovation in marketing strategies, suppliers who can provide compelling case studies and adaptable methodologies are likely to excel in this competitive tendering environment.

## Notice

You (the Bidder) are invited by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to tender in accordance with the following documentation for the provision of Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

1.0 Client case study examples It is the wish of Quality Meat Scotland that this contract delivers exemplar levels of service. In order for this to be achieved, we require tenderers to provide details of their methodologies for the delivering a high quality service and for value for money savings mechanisms to be put in place. Please provide examples of previous sampling and brand ambassador activity your agency has conducted, detailing planning process, execution and lessons learned. 2. Experience of red meat sampling activity Please provide examples of previous work with regards to sampling with red meat. Which retailers have you had experience working with? How recently was this experience? What experience do you have working with retailers who specify agencies need to go through their preferred supplier? What lead times do you need for campaigns? What experience do you have working with retailers that have not done much sampling before? Please give details elements such as: how your agency manages the campaigns (use the 40 store journey plan as an example); contingencies that are put in place; how you contact/liase with retailer clients; sign off and lead times required for campaigns. 3. Evaluation and reporting Please give details of your evaluation and reporting methods with regards to managing brand ambassadors and sampling activity. Is this part of the service you provide? Is it included in costs? If not, what are the associated costs. 4. Account management QMS expects the account to be managed consistently and professionally. The lead account manager should have awareness of all activity being carried out for QMS within the agency and keep track of performance, budget, evaluation, reporting and return on investment, working closely with QMS' contract manager and key personnel. Contract management meetings will take place monthly either at the supplier's offices, QMS' headquarters in The Rural Centre, Ingilston, or via web/telephone conferencing if a face-to-face meeting is not possible. On a quarterly basis, review meetings will be held with the account management team to consider performance against KPIs and opportunities for the next quarter. 5. Agency capacity, and agility If selected, the agency should have capacity within the core account management team to cope with busy periods during the yearly plan preferably without outsourcing work without prior consent from QMS. In responding to a campaign brief QMS needs the agency to be agile and it is an essential requirement that the agency's account team must be able to scope out, provide an initial response and rough timing plan within five working days of a new brief being received. If outsourcing is needed to support a project, QMS account team must be consulted in advance with alternative options explained. Details of size of agency, number of qualified sampling staff available should also be given.

Renewal: Yearly for a maximum of 5 years. No guarantee of future spend

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318673 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000 |
| Lots value | £115,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | INGLISTON |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH28 8NZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Almond |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DENVIR MARKETING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79342200 - Promotional services

## Release History

- 9 May 2018 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318673
- 9 Mar 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR312964

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR312964&idx=2
  3rd April 2018 - Annex A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR312964&idx=1
  9th March 2018 - QMS Invitation to Tender Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR312964
  Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors - You (the Bidder) are invited by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to tender in accordance with the following documentation for the provision of Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318673
  Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors - You (the Bidder) are invited by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to tender in accordance with the following documentation for the provision of Provision of Services for sampling in store and brand ambassadors.

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.qmscotland.co.uk
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