ID 5926179 - DFE Tourism NI Employer Recognition Programme
Estimated value
£364k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
3
Published
06 Feb 2026
Description
Tourism NI is seeking a supplier(s) to deliver a comprehensive set of activities that will support the implementation of the Employer Recognition Programme (ERP). This programme is designed to assist tourism and hospitality businesses across Northern Ireland in improving their people management practices and achieving accreditation under the programme. This contract will be broken down into 3 Lots: 1. LOT 1: Programme management and administration 2. LOT 2: Employee survey and actionable insights 3. LOT 3: Mentoring Support. Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded independently of each other. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a Supplier can bid for or be awarded. Suppliers must ensure that if they are bidding for multiple Lots that they have the capacity to deliver the services if they are successful in more than one Lot. Each Lot under this Contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) with a single supplier awarded each Lot. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements for each lot of this contract.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 5926179
- Total value
- £363,833 excluding VAT£436,600 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 07 Apr 2026 to 07 Apr 2028
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 730000007320000073300000751000007900000079310000794000007942000079411000794111007941900080510000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Project Delivery Team Experience | Weighting - 36% | quality | — |
| AC2 - Proposed Methodology | Weighting - 27% | quality | — |
| AC3 - Evaluation of Support | Weighting - 18% | quality | — |
| AC4 - Contract Management & Contingency Arrangements | Weighting - 9% | quality | — |
| AC5 - Total Service Price | Weighting - 10% | price | — |
| AC2 - Proposed Methodology for conducting Employee Surveys and Actionable Insights for the business and the provision of a high level report for Tourism NI | Weighting - 27% | quality | — |
| AC5 - Total Contract Price | Weighting - 10% | price | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
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Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 09 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 3 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programme management and administration | £28k | active |
| 2 | Employee survey and actionable insights | £208k | active |
| 3 | Mentoring support | £128k | active |