Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Quality Meat Scotland
4 Redheughs Rigg
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
UK
Contact person: Karen Kerr
Telephone: +44 1315107926
E-mail: karenkerr@qmscotland.co.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.qmscotland.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA13202
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NDPB
I.5) Main activity
Other: responsible for helping the Scottish red meat sector improve its efficiency and profitability
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Quality Meat Scotland - Provision of Event Management Services
Reference number: QMS/ITT/EVENTMANAGEMENTSERVICES/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79952000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
QMS seeks to appoint an event management company to provide full service event support for domestic and European shows to ensure the best possible outcome for our three industry brands: Scotch Beef GI, Scotch Lamb GI and Specially Selected Pork.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
760 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79952000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
QMS seeks to appoint an event management company to provide full service event support for domestic and European shows to ensure the best possible outcome for our three industry brands: Scotch Beef GI, Scotch Lamb GI and Specially Selected Pork.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Operational proposal - Royal Highland Show 2026
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Operational proposal - SIAL 2026
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
A dynamic purchasing system was set up
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-070106
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: QMS066
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Event Exhibition Ltd
Little Ground House, Bottlesford
Pewsey
SN9 6LW
UK
Telephone: +44 7917373931
NUTS: UKK15
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 760 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
(SC Ref:827569)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/03/2026