Baby and Mother Related Products and Accessories- Exporting Opportunity

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: BABY AND MOTHER RELATED PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES- EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: Opportunity type Private Sector
Industry Consumer and retail, Food and drink
A leading Saudi Arabian retail pharmacy is seeking baby products including food, wipes, diapers and milk.
Description
Introduction of export opportunity (“EO”).
The International Markets Team in Middle East and Pakistan (MEaP) is sharing an exclusive opportunity for UK companies to submit their interest to a leading retail pharmacy company in Saudi Arabia. The main activities of the company are pharmacy activities, wholesale of medical devices and equipment, retailing of medical devices, equipment and supplies. Companies submitting must ensure they are capable in meeting the requirements outlined in this EO.
Please note the company would like to discuss commercial negotiations directly with the principle and not with consolidators or distributors. Consolidators and distributors are excluded from this opportunity.
Products and qualifications of EO
Specifications include:
company must have export experience and a working website
open to well known companies, if not well known has full assortment available
must be able to provide turnover per year in their submission
(recommended) provide approximate company ranking in UK sector as part of the submission
Categories, product types, descriptions and qualifications
Baby accessories
For example, milk bottles. Interested in a higher priced brand:
minimum 45 to 50 SKUs
Baby food
Bigger assortments required (for example pouches, jars, biscuits, snacks):
minimum 50 SKUs
Baby wipes
Must have ability to offer full range of products:
minimum 5 to 7 SKUs
Baby diapers
Large opportunity in this segment:
minimum 24 SKUs
Milk (baby)
N/A
must be private label
minimum 10 SKUs
Toiletries
For babies, and also very open to kids range between 6 to 7 years old (for example). Looking for full assortment of products:
15 to 25 SKUs
Children glasses
To protect eyes from iPad / TV radiation:10 SKUs
Mother accessories
For example, accessories during pregnancy and after pregnancy:
minimum 5 SKUs
Female sanitary products
Pads, tampons:
10 SKUs
Pregnancy tests
N/A
3 to 5 SKUs
If the above criteria’s are acceptable, please refer to the below on how to submit your interest for this EO. Failiure to provide required information may lead to a rejected submission.
How to apply
Please review the details below carefully in order to be considered.
Fill in your exporting experience: Explain what categories above apply to your company and your UPS. This is your chance to promote your company and make your proposal stand out. Important: please include your annual turnover year over year in this section and your company ranking in the UK market (approximate, if able). (maximum 1,100 characters).
5. Under the description box on “About your exporting experience” please include which markets in the Middle East, or globally, your products are located (for example UAE, Saudi Arabia).
6. Click submit.
Sifting process and next steps
The submissions will be received by the International Markets Team in Middle East and Pakistan (MEaP). They will assess submissions and send acceptances or rejections, based on criteria which include:
company must have a working website
ensuring the companies applied are in good financial standing as per Company House
companies must ensure they fill-in details under How to Apply. Blank submissions will be rejected
demonstrated a clear description and capability statement
Companies will receive a system generated approval, or denial, on whether they have been sifted for this opportunity. The MEaP team will then provide the list of companies and their contact details, and their capability statements to the buyer. The buyer will review the list and contact the company directly should they wish to proceed. Responses may take longer than usual from the buyer. the company does not receive an email from the buyer or Department for Business and Trade, they may have not been shortlisted for the opportunity.
All commercial discussions and negotiations are to be discussed and agreed between the UK company and the buyer.
We thank companies for their interest in applying.
5. CPV Code(s): 33750000, 33700000, 33141118, 33751000, 15511000, 15000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Saudi Arabia
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Opportunity closing date 14.2.2024.
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-2024129-EX-1688082