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AHDB In-Market representative for Asia (covering Red Meat Exports)

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD · Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 10:06.

Opportunity overview

AHDB intend to procure a Contract to a successful Representative for the provision of representation work on behalf of AHDB covering Southeast Asia. AHDB are looking for a dual language (relevant language to the region and English) speaking representative who must be located in an agreed market in the region. The successful representative will be expected to: • Liaise closely with the AHDB red meat team, particularly the senior trade development manager for Asia to agree and update on activity as well as provide the latest market intelligence and insights • Identify and develop priority markets • Support delivery of AHDB’s red meat export strategy • To be located in an agreed market in Southeast Asia with opportunity for British red meat exports. Ability to easily travel around the region will be crucial to the success of this role. • Effectively maintain and build new relationships with relevant contacts in the Asia Region. Where appropriate, work jointly with them to increase market exposure and demand for British red meat exports. • Devise and implement effective local strategies to promote British red meat exports aimed at increasing importer, food services and retailer awareness and British exporter involvement through promotions and other activities • Devise and help implement online and social media strategy in conjunction with AHDB Red Meat export & social media team to raise awareness of Quality Meat from Britain • Support in-market exhibition activity. • Liaise with AHDB staff in areas such as media, PR, digital. Tender closing date for this opportunity is NOON on 12th June 2026. The start date of the contract is 31st July 2026. Documents can be accessed via https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Applicants must be located in Asia as per details within the specification. This contract is for 1 year with 1+1 options to extend (The extension options may be a full or part time position depending on the requirements of AHDB and therefore we would like to be upfront and transparent about that at the beginning of this process. Extensions are not guaranteed pieces of work). Budget is indicative £108,000 (GBP Pound Sterling) per annum. Split is approx. £70k salary, £30k for activities.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2025-793
Status
complete

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
098270-2026
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Oct 2026, 08:57
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Id
GB-PPON-PBHX-8363-MBBV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHX-8363-MBBV

Address

Street Address
Middlemarch Business Park
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV3 4SU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Name
Sarah Waters

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
After evaluating received submissions, it was decided that none were a good fit for AHDB, and therefore decided to terminate the procurement tender process. All scored low and some had an over reliance on AI.
Final Status Date
29 Sept 2026, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG13 · CV3 4SU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 040940-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 098270-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

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 outcome signals

  • Procurement statusComplete — terminatedEvidence: Tender status is "complete" and the sole award record has status "cancelled".
  • Termination decision date29 September 2026Evidence: Award 1 finalStatusDate is 2026-09-29.
  • Termination notice published19 October 2026Evidence: The UK12 procurement termination notice was published on 2026-10-19.
98% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
098270-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06912a
First published
5 May 2026
Last checked
19 Oct 2026, 10:06
Notice versions reviewed
2

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
19 Oct 2026
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