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RBGKEW1447 - Face to face membership sales services

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Buyer Address: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, UKI75, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Sarah Jandu

Contact Email: procurement@kew.org

Contact Telephone: 02083325000

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
280000.0 GBP
Gross: 336000.0 GBP
Published
11 Jun 2025, 11:05
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79600000 - Recruitment services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

We are looking to procure a supplier to initiate and close membership sales to prospective members face-to-face, on site at Kew Gardens. RBG, Kew has a successful membership scheme with over 100,000 members on around 80,000 memberships. This is made up of around 20,000 new sales and 60,000 renewals each year. We have ambitious plans to double our membership over the coming five years and we are seeking a partnership with a face-to-face membership sales agency to support this ambition. We have an existing contract in place for this service, and our current contract for this service delivers up to 10% of our annual sales. We are seeking a supplier who can support us to grow this in line with our ambitious plans. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Richmond:-Recruitment-services./VW4C5ERNS2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/VW4C5ERNS2

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More Information Links

External Link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?accessCode=VW4C5ERNS2

Link Description: All tender documents can be viewed and downloaded from our tendering portal. You will need to register an account to be able to do this.

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031488-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 280,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 336,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Staffing: Account Management, Training and staff management (15%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Innovative Sales Generation (20%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Collaboration with a customer organisation (15%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Additional work within the contract (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Membership sales methods (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Equality Diversity & Inclusion (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Table of rates (20%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: All tender documents can be viewed and downloaded from our tendering portal. You will need to register an account to be able to do this.

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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