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AdendumCall for tenders – Regular product 2022 – Low price
Product Line: Wine - Courant
Expiration Date: 2022/12/08   (YYYY/MM/DD) Time Left Expired
 
Notes:

The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) invites you to submit tenders for REGULAR PRODUCTS - category LOW PRICE. Your tenders filled online, including the non-refundable payment of CA$ 220,00, per offer, by credit card, non refundable, must be submitted by Thursday, December 8, 11:59 PM, Eastern (Montreal, Canada) time (hereinafter the "closing of the call for tenders").

 

The SAQ intends to fulfill the following needs for an introduction in outlets in P06 2023-2024 in the section Low Price. If the product cannot be ordered by the SAQ at the date planned for its introduction in P06 2023-2024 for any reason non ascribable to the SAQ, the SAQ reserves the right to cancel the adjudication.

 

The offers must meet the following criteria:

 

FOUR (4) red table wines

Format: 750 ml or 1 L

Container  Lightweight glass bottle (420 g or less), tetra pack or PET bottle

Suggested retail price: Less than $ 9,80 for the 750 ml format

                                     Less than $ 10,50 for the 1 L format

 

FOUR (4) white table wines

Format: 750 ml or 1 L

Container  Lightweight glass bottle (420 g or less), tetra pack or PET bottle

Suggested retail price: Less than $ 9,80 for the 750 ml format

                                     Less than $ 10,50 for the 1 L format

 

TWO (2) rosé table wines

Format: 750 ml or 1 L

Container  Lightweight glass bottle (420 g or less), tetra pack or PET bottle

Suggested retail price: Less than $ 9,80 for the 750 ml format

                                     Less than $ 10,50 for the 1 L format

 

To submit a product offer, you must:

  • Access the SAQ-B2B electronic portal
  • Access the "Catalogue of SAQ offers and Private import requests"
  • Click on the Select link " Respond to Call for tenders from the SAQ"
  • Select the call for tenders in which you wish to submit a tender
  • Scroll down to the end of the text
  • Create an offer
  • Complete the offer and submit it online

 

If you are not subscribed to the transactional site, you can create an account, free of charge, allowing you to submit your offers in the Subscribe section.

 

Container and packaging

 Container1 and packaging2 must be recyclable in Quebec.

  1 Recyclable Containers in Québec : glass, aluminum, plastic #1, 2, 4, 5 (other than PLA) and aseptic containers without biobased components

  2. Recyclable multi-packs in Québec : cardboard, plastic #1, 2, 4, 5 (other than PLA). Avoid single use can carriers, soon to be banished in Canada, and biobased and/or compostable components 


Price

 

Refer to the Purchasing and Merchandising Policy, chapter 5 - Product Purchasing, section 5.2 - Price. 

 

Exchange rates

 

The exchange rates applicable to this call for tenders are : 

 

Currency             Country of origin             Currency             Standard rate

 

CAD                         Canada                         Dollar                 1.0000

USD                         United States                Dollar                 1.3103

XEU                         Europe                          Euro                    1.3295

 

Specific requirements

 

A) Certified organically farmed products

Imported products labelled as ORGANIC or with other similar wording must meet the requirements of the Canadian Organic Products Regulations in this regard.

Quebec products labelled as BIOLOGIQUE/ORGANIC or with other similar wording must meet the requirements of Quebec's Conseil des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants(CARTV).

The name of the Certification Body must be entered in the Sustainable Development page. Proof of certification will be required at a later date.

The products should have a shelf life sufficiently long to cover their sale within a reasonable time (we estimate the required shelf life to be at least one year from the date the order is picked up).

 

B) Fair trade-certified beverage alcohol products

Producers submitting a fair-trade product must have the appropriate licence allowing them to market the product as certified by an approved fair-trade body.

 A fair-trade logo must appear on the product bottles. The name of the certification body (Transfair or Fairtrade) must also be entered in the Product and Offer page in the Other - Remark section of the submission form. Proof of certification will be required at a later date.

C) Environmental claims

Producers submitting a product with an environmental claim must comply with the standards of the Guide for Industry and Advertisers of the Canadian Standards Association(CSA).

When a new product is selected, the supplier must complete the Environmental Claim - SAQ Responsibility Charge form.

 

Terms and conditions

The SAQ reserves the right not to accept any of the received tenders, to cancel this invitation and reject all tenders, with no compensation to the tenderers and without the SAQ's being held liable for any costs or losses incurred by the tenderers.

The SAQ considers that any omission, abstention, inaccuracy or instance of non-compliance with one or another of the provisions of this invitations will render the tender unacceptable and may result in the cancellation of the offer.

No changes will be allowed once the invitation is closed.

Any false or incorrect information included in the offer, any changes made after the product has been selected or failure to meet various deadlines may result in the withdrawal of the product.

The SAQ is not bound to accept a tender for a product even if the product meets a specific requirement specified in this invitation.

The SAQ will not assume any expenses incurred by the producer of this invitation to prepare and submit its offer.

All submitted offers, all documents and all other items received during the processing of the offer become the exclusive property of the SAQ.

If, at the end of the evaluation of the offers, its product is selected, the supplier must commit to complying with the applicable conditions of the Purchasing and Merchandising Policy.

To avoid possible confusion, please wait for the SAQ's reply and instructions before sending the required labels and samples.

Only the French version of this invitation has official value. In the event of any discrepancy between the (official) French version and the English version, the French version shall prevail.

For more information about filling out the form, please contact SARA, our business relations assistance service, at 514 254-2711 or Contact Us.

 


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