AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
AHDB terminated this open procurement for an in-market Southeast Asia representative supporting British red meat exports. Following evaluation, AHDB stated that none of the submissions was a good fit; no supplier was awarded a contract.
Published outcomeTerminated/cancelled after evaluation; no contract award recorded.
Market significanceThe opportunity indicated a budget of about £108,000 per annum and potential 1+1-year extensions, but the procurement ended without an appointment.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete — terminated
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Tender status is "complete" and the sole award record has status "cancelled".
Termination decision date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-09-29.
Termination notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The UK12 procurement termination notice was published on 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Indicative annual budget
94% confidenceApproximately £108,000 per annum
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The tender description states: "Budget is indicative £108,000 ... per annum", with an approximate £70k salary and £30k activities split.
Published maximum opportunity value
85% confidence£270,000
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Process value_max is 270000 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceNone recorded
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The only award is cancelled and has no value amount; no supplier is listed.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence5 May 2026
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Process published_at and release history record 2026-05-05.
Submission deadline
99% confidence12 June 2026, 12:00 noon
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The tender description and submission_deadline state 2026-06-12T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated intended contract start
90% confidence31 July 2026
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This date appears in the tender description as the intended contract start date.
Termination decision
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-09-29.
Termination notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Termination notice document datePublished is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIn-market representation for AHDB red meat exports in Southeast Asia
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Tender title and description specify representation work on AHDB's behalf covering Southeast Asia and red meat exports.
Core activities
97% confidenceMarket intelligence, priority-market development, relationship building, promotional strategy, digital activity and exhibition support
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These activities are enumerated in the tender description.
Location requirement
96% confidenceRepresentative required to be located in an agreed market in Asia/Southeast Asia
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The description states that applicants must be located in Asia and the representative must be located in an agreed Southeast Asian market.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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Tender details contain lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Evaluation outcome
99% confidenceAHDB stated that no received submission was a good fit
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Cancellation statusDetails states that, after evaluating submissions, AHDB decided none was a good fit and terminated the process.
Supplier appointment
99% confidenceNo supplier appointed
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No suppliers are recorded and award 1 is cancelled.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned initial term
98% confidence1 year
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Tender description states: "This contract is for 1 year".
Potential extensions
97% confidenceTwo potential 1-year extensions (1+1), not guaranteed
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Tender description states "1+1 options to extend" and says extensions are not guaranteed.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNo concluded contract recorded
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The procurement was terminated and no supplier or awarded contract value is recorded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
95% confidenceAHDB sought locally based, bilingual export-market representation with regional travel capability
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The description requires relevant-language and English capability, location in Asia, and ability to travel around Southeast Asia.
Termination rationale
99% confidenceAHDB reported that evaluated submissions were not a good fit
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Cancellation statusDetails gives this as the reason for terminating the tender process.
AI-related statement
99% confidenceAHDB stated that some submissions had an over-reliance on AI
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Cancellation statusDetails includes this statement; no further evaluation methodology or supplier-specific details are published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status
99% confidenceCancellation is explicit; this is not an awarded or active contract
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Award 1 is marked "cancelled" and the published document is a procurement termination notice.
Awardee and award value
99% confidenceNot published because no supplier was appointed
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No suppliers or award value are recorded for the cancelled award.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond AHDB's stated termination rationale
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No scores, bidder identities, bid count, or detailed evaluation results are included in the supplied data.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £108,000 annual figure is described as indicative, while £270,000 is the process maximum; neither is an awarded contract value
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Tender description gives the indicative annual budget; process value_max is £270,000; the award has no value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier was awarded; consequently no supplier identity, contract value, signed-contract date or actual contract start is available.
- The published notice does not provide bidder names, bid count, scores, detailed evaluation findings, or pricing submissions.
- The stated 31 July 2026 start date was an intended tender-stage date, not evidence that a contract started.
- The £108,000 annual budget was indicative, and the published £270,000 maximum is not an awarded value.
- No replacement procurement, re-tender timetable, or future requirement has been published in the supplied evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
AHDBred meat exportsSoutheast Asiaprocurement terminationin-market representativeFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Was a supplier awarded the AHDB Asia representative contract?
No. The procurement was terminated after evaluation and no supplier is recorded as appointed.
Why was the procurement terminated?
AHDB stated that none of the received submissions was a good fit. It also stated that some submissions had an over-reliance on AI.
What was the intended scope?
The requirement covered Southeast Asia representation, market intelligence, market development and promotion of British red meat exports.
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