Official UK procurement notice
ID 5448827 Invest NI - Development and Delivery of the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvest NI in recognising the challenge for SME’s and in particular Early-Stage Exporters to grow outside Northern Ireland, wish to appoint a Contractor for the design and development of the “Going Dutch Programme” that will support and develop the capability of our companies, giving them the confidence, ambition, knowledge and skills required to develop new external and export markets for the first time. As a result, Invest NI is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the development, delivery and management of the programme for an initial period of 24 months from the date of appointment, with the option to extend for two further periods of 24 months and 12 months respectively, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4, 2024/25. Please see the Specification Schedule for further information.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Administrative services of agencies · Banking and investment services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Executive services · Financial markets administration services · Foreign affairs and other services · General public services · Legislative services · Management training services · +9 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£924,000
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 (5)
- AC1 Lead Programme Trainers and/or Trade Advisers Experience: Delivering an Export Development Programme: 30%
- AC2 Lead Programme Trainers and/or Trade Advisers Experience: Market Research / Export Projects: 25.5%
- AC3 Learning Objectives, Content and Methodology: 9%
- AC5 Total Contract Price: 25%
- AC4 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
- AC1 Lead Programme Trainers and/or Trade Advisers Experience: Delivering an Export Development Programme: 30
- AC2 Lead Programme Trainers and/or Trade Advisers Experience: Market Research / Export Projects: 25.5
- AC3 Learning Objectives, Content and Methodology: 9
- AC4 Social Value: 10.5
- AC5 Total Contract Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Yes
- First published
- 29 Nov 2024, 12:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2025, 12:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5448827- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012780- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c11dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers.. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails 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 Contractor 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
- 15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 15 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
15 Jan 2025 → 15 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published3 Apr 2025, 12:29 BST
- Bids must remain valid until15 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete3 Apr 2025, 12:29 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Apr 2025, 12:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.SMEContract | £85,585 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.SME
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2025
- Value
- £85,585
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 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 special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.Review body
- 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 amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.