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title: "DfC - Independent Review of licensing system including surrender principle"
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# DfC - Independent Review of licensing system including surrender principle

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfc-independent-review-of-licensing-system-including-surrender-principle-ocds-h6vhtk-0313d6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Communities: "DfC - Independent Review of licensing system including surrender principle". Published status: complete. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Communities](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-communities-GB-PPON-PXMQ-4585-LJVM)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 June 2022 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £478,163 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0313d6`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfc-independent-review-of-licensing-system-including-surrender-principle-ocds-h6vhtk-0313d6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfc-independent-review-of-licensing-system-including-surrender-principle-ocds-h6vhtk-0313d6#participate

## Description
The Department for Communities (DfC) is required to appoint an independent person*, before the first anniversary of the Act receiving Royal Assent, to conduct a review of the system in NI for authorizing the sale by retail of intoxicating liquor (the licensing system). *independent person includes a group of independent persons, an independent organization or a group of independent organizations. The Contractor must complete the review within two years of the appointment being made.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 79400000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** The Department for Communities (DfC) is required to appoint an independent person*, before the first anniversary of the Act receiving Royal Assent, to conduct a review of the system in NI for authorizing the sale by retail of intoxicating liquor (the...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `024400-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF STIRLINGTHE Consortium bid**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62642`
  - Value: £478,163 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £478,163
  - Signed Date: 14/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024400-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-01T09:40:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T05:43:46.771Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0313d6