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AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

2025-791 Purchase data for red meat and dairy

Business ServicesCPV 79310000
Value£5.4m
Deadline14 Sept 2026
Published11 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Aug 202626 days leftCloses 14 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Sarah Waters
procurement@ahdb.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£5.4mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£5.8m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD has published 5 Business Services notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.


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The brief

AHDB require purchase data for red meat and dairy and their competitors to understand demand for our sector products and know about trends and switching within meat and dairy.

This will be one tender with 5 lots covering the following: Lot 1 – Meat purchase data Lot 2 – Dairy purchase data Lot 3 – Segmentation Lot 4 – Marketing mix models Lot 5 – Adhoc panel insight Closing date is NOON 14th September 2026 Use this link to access documents and registering information. https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded independently.

The Authority reserves the right to award: • a single Lot to one supplier; • multiple Lots to the same supplier; and/or • different Lots to different suppliers.

There is no restriction on the number of Lots that may be awarded to any one supplier, provided that the supplier submits the most advantageous tender for the relevant Lot(s) and demonstrates the capacity and capability to deliver the requirements.

Estimated contract start date is 26th April 2027, initial contract is for 3 years with 1+1+1 options to extend if required.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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There is no restriction on the number

There is no restriction on the number of Lots that may be awarded to any one supplier, provided that the supplier submits the most advantageous tender for the relevant Lot(s) and demonstrates the capacity and capability to deliver the requirements.

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2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
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076326-2026
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