ID 5926179 - DFE Tourism NI Employer Recognition Programme

Tourism Northern IrelandcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-064aa6Procurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£364k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

3

0 awarded

Published

06 Feb 2026

Deadline 09 Mar 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 VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
07 Apr 2026 to 07 Apr 2028
Main category
services
CPV classifications
73000000
73200000
73300000
75100000
79000000
79310000
79400000
79420000
79411000
79411100
79419000
80510000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC1 - Project Delivery Team ExperienceWeighting - 36%quality
AC2 - Proposed MethodologyWeighting - 27%quality
AC3 - Evaluation of SupportWeighting - 18%quality
AC4 - Contract Management & Contingency ArrangementsWeighting - 9%quality
AC5 - Total Service PriceWeighting - 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 NIWeighting - 27%quality
AC5 - Total Contract PriceWeighting - 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.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Programme management and administration£28kactive
2Employee survey and actionable insights£208kactive
3Mentoring support£128kactive