Official UK procurement notice
DfE IntertradeIreland - Phase 9 - InterTradeIreland Go-2-Tender Programme
Authority: InterTradeIreland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInterTradeIreland wishes to procure the services of a Contractor to design, deliver and manage Phase 9 of the Go-2-Tender Training Programme.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · General management consultancy services · Management-related services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£272,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 60%
- Quantitative Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 60
- Quantitative Criteria: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 11:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5511485- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003673- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6c3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into..
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender. documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it. is paying for. If a Supplier ails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after. the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management. in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it. may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and. the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
6 Jan 2025 → 6 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened6 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published4 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until6 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2025, 14:53 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSMEContract | £267,801 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2025
- Value
- £267,801
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria