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| Invitation – Rosé – 2026 Summer Campaign |
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| Product Line: | Specialty | ||
| Expiration Date: | 2025/09/11 (YYYY/MM/DD) | Time Left | 25 Day(s) |
| Notes: | The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) encourages you to submit offers for specialty products in response to this invitation for seasonal products to be sold during the 2025 Summer Campaign. Your spontaneous offers must be prepared and submitted online, must include a C$247,25 non-refundable credit card payment for each offer and must be received by September 11. 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern (Montreal, Canada) time. (hereinafter the "closing of the invitation"). IMPORTANT This invitation has two parts: the SUMMER CAMPAIGN (subject to execution fees) or selection for passage in NEW ARRIVALS. For offers to be considered for the SUMMER CAMPAIGN, the code ROSE26 must be entered on the Product and Offer page in the Other - Remark section. Products that were part of the 2025 Summer Campaign will automatically be considered for renewal. The top performers will be notified in late October if they are selected for 2026. In the event that the product cannot be ordered on the planned date for any reason not attributable to the SAQ, the SAQ reserves the right to cancel the selection. Any false or incorrect information included in the offer, any changes made once the product has been selected or any failure to meet the various deadlines may result in the offer being withdrawn. The SAQ is seeking approximately TWELVE (12) new products. The offers must meet the following criteria: SIX (6) seasonal rosé table wines for NEW ARRIVALS Format: 750 ml
TWO (2) rosé meal wines for the SUMMER CAMPAIGN
Promotional investment for the SUMMER CAMPAIGN The promotional budget used to cover the display and promotion costs is 18.5% of the supplier price per actual case and must be entered on the "Product and Offer" page, in the "Other, Remark" section of the offer Pre-selection For the summer 2025 campaign, a pre-selection of up to 100 products will be made before the tasting, based on the following criteria: - Recognition of the product: Prizes, medals, media (20% of weighting) Order For the selected products, a purchase order will be issued in the last week of November 2025. Suppliers will have 30 days after the purchase order date to prepare the order for shipment. When the SAQ issues an order, if the product is not ready for shipment within 30 days, it may affect the product's being part of the seasonal campaign and/or the product release date in stores. Container and packaging No product in ceramic-type bottles or with overpackaging (e.g. plastic sleeve, cord) will be accepted. The container and packaging must be recyclable in Quebec. Samples Samples will be requested only for pre-selected products. For suppliers from the southern hemisphere: the vintage of the requested sample must be 2025. Sending the wrong vintage, providing tank samples or not adhering to the schedule will result in the offer being automatically rejected. Price Refer to the Purchasing and Merchandising Policy, chapter 5 - Product Purchasing, section 5.2 - Price. Exchange rates The applicable exchange rates for this invitation are the most recent published on June 17, 2025. Currency Country of origin Currency Standard rate CAD Canada Dollar 1.0000 XEU Europe Euro 1.5606
• Access the SAQ-B2B portal If you do not have an account on the transactional website, you can create one free of charge, on the section Subscribe. This will allow you to submit offers. Specific requirements A) Certified organically farmed products As of May 26, 2025, all organic import orders must be accompanied by their organic certificate in accordance with the import requirements of the Canada Organic Regime in order to be accepted by the Canada Border Services Agency. Imported products bearing the ORGANIC claim or any other such name must meet the requirements of the Canadian Organic Products Regulations. Products from Quebec bearing the ORGANIC designation or any other name of this nature must meet the requirements of the Conseil des appellations réservés et des termes valorisants du Québec (CARTV) For all products identified with an organic and/or biodynamic particularity, the certification body must be registered on the "Sustainable and other development" page and the certificates must be deposited. The products must have a sufficient shelf life to ensure that they are marketed within a reasonable time (we estimate this to be at least 1 year from the time the order is collected). 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. 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 recipient 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 on how to fill out the form, please contact the Business Relations Assistance Service (SARA) at 514 254-2711 or through the Contact Us online form available in the Partner Hub section of the SAQ.COM website |
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