2026-803 Warehousing, mailing fulfilment and distribution services

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06cf4fProcurement Act 2023SME suitableactive

Estimated value

£1.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

21 Jul 2026

Deadline 19 Aug 2026

Description

AHDB require a sole supplier to provide warehousing, mailing and fulfilment services. This includes storage of printed matter – from single sheet flyers, multi-page brochures and any marketing aids and tools – which are entered into an inventory according to the ordering AHDB sector. AHDB are a publisher of a wide spectrum of technical, research and marketing resources. The publications and marketing materials are delivered to the warehouse facility either directly from source or via AHDB, entered into inventory and stored. The core services to be covered in this upcoming contract are: Ordering and stock control – Portal requirement Ordering and stock control – client to Warehouse Warehousing, mailing fulfilment and distribution The warehouse may also be required to assemble marketing, promotional and educational kits for campaigns. Mailing data is provided via a secure file transfer site to the warehouse facility from the AHDB Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Team for all warehouse mailing activities. AHDB are currently in contract until the 29th April 2027, the new contract will start on the 30th April 2027 and will run for an initial 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 1+1 options. Tender documents can be accessed via the following link https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Closing date is NOON 19th August 2026

Scope

Reference
2026-803
Total value
£1,000,000 excluding VAT
£1,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
29 Apr 2027 to 29 Apr 2029
Possible extension to 29 Apr 2031

1+1

Main category
services
CPV classifications
63120000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Price/Cost30% available for Price/Costprice30.00%
Technical/Quality70% available for Technical/Qualityquality70.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per tender documents

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
12 Aug 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure