ID 5827949 – DFE Tourism NI Managed Business Support Services

Tourism Northern IrelandcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-04eab7Procurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£4.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

09 Jun 2025

Deadline 21 Jul 2025

Description

The Northern Ireland Tourist Board trading as Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) (“the Client”) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide a Managed Business Support Service to the Tourism Industry. The Client is a statutory, non-departmental public body funded by the Department for the Economy (DfE), from monies provided by the Northern Ireland Assembly. For further details please see the procurement documents

Scope

Reference
ID 5827949
Total value
£4,000,000 excluding VAT
£4,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
24 Aug 2025 to 28 Aug 2028
Possible extension to 26 Aug 2030

Following the initial contract period, there are [2] potential extension periods of up to [12] months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79410000
79411100
73220000
80500000
80000000
80510000
80521000
80530000
79414000
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 Experience As per tender documentationquality
AC2 - Proposed Methodology for Resourcing Industry Support Advisers As per tender documentationquality
AC3 - Contract Management As per tender documentationquality
AC4 - Evaluation of SupportAs per tender documentationquality
AC5 - Contingency Arrangements As per tender documentationquality
AC6 - Social ValueAs per tender documentationquality
AC7 - Total Cost for evaluation purposesAs per tender documentationprice

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per tender documentation

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
11 Jul 2025, 10:59 pm
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2025, 10:59 pm
Submission address
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure