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| Appel d’offres – Opération Grands Formats – Campagne des Fêtes 2024 |
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| Product Line: | Specialty | ||
| Expiration Date: | 2024/03/14 (YYYY/MM/DD) | Time Left | Expired |
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Your tenders fulfilled online, including the non-refundable payment by credit card of CA$231 per offer must be submitted BY THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, Canada (hereinafter the "closing of the call for tenders"). NOTE: any other type of offer (Spontaneous offer - OS) or mode of transmission (Excel, PDF, fax, etc.) will be refused. To meet the needs of the Large Format - 2024 Holiday Campaign operation, the SAQ wants to select around FOUR (4) products from this call for tenders. The number of products selected in each category will be based on the offers received. Only offers submitted in response to this call for tenders will be considered. All other offers (spontaneous offers (OS)) will be refused. Please not that some products included in the 2023 Holiday Campaign will be renewed. These products will be selected by the SAQ and must be submitted as renewal offers (RC) and not in response to this call for tenders (AO). We will contact the agents and representatives concerned. Please make sure your renewal offers (RC) are up-to-date. The submitted tenders must meet the following criteria: Product already sold at the SAQ in 750 ml format, in the current product (RA) catalog or a continuous supply (SA) specialty product Two (2) red wines TWO (2) white wines As the product is already sold in 750 ml format, the retail price must offer a minimum 10% discount on the purchase of two 750 ml bottles. Order To be included in the 2024 Holiday campaign, the order must be shipped in time for receipt by October 7, 2024. Failing to meet this deadline could lead to changes in quantities or to cancellation of the order.
Promotional budget A promotional budget is required in order to cover displays and promotion fees of at least 10% of the purchase price per case are charged. If the product is selected, this budget will be invoiced directly to the supplier based on the number of cases ordered by the SAQ. Customer sales are via the store network. If deemed relevant by the SAQ, the product may also be sold online on SAQ.COM. Container and packaging The container1 and packaging2 must be recyclable in Quebec. 1. Recyclable and recycled containers in Quebec: glass, aluminum, aseptic (Tetra Pack type) or PET or HDPE plastics.
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 To submit a product offer, you must: • Access the SAQ-B2B electronic portal* • Access the Calls for Tenders section o Access the Catalog of Offers and Private Import Requests module
*If you are not a member of one of the transactional sites, you can create an account free of charge and use it to submit offers in the Subscribe section. 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 on 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 date of order pick-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 on 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. Conditions The SAQ reserves the right not to accept any of the received tenders, to cancel this call for tender and to 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 call for tenders will render the tender unacceptable and may result in the cancellation of the offer. No changes will be allowed once the call for tender is closed. Any false or incorrect information included in the offer, any changes made after the product has been selected or any 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 described in this call for tender. The SAQ will not assume any expenses incurred by the producer of this call for tender 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 call for tender 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 via Contact Us. |
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